Protests in Minsk September 6. Main

On September 6, Minsk was held in Mars of Unity, which gathered, according to the Voice project, at least 140 thousand people. It ended with detention.

Residents of Minsk go out to protest against Alexander Lukashenko on the fourth Sunday in a row. This time, the protesters column almost reached the residence of Alexander Lukashenko on the winners Avenue. There, OMON met her. The armored personnel carrier pulled to the residence. A thorny wire was stretched around the perimeter.

Independence Square, where the protesters wanted to meet initially, was numb from the beginning of the day. The central metro stations did not work. The Belarusian operator A1 limited the work of mobile Internet.

By evening, detentions began in the city. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus confirmed the detention of at least 100 people throughout the country - other cities also protested. According to the human rights center "Vesna", only in Minsk at least 120 people were detained.

Find out more

About how and why even the most prosperous Belarusians-local ITishniks opposed Alexander Lukashenko, we told here in the special issue of the YouTube channel "Russian norms!"