Employees of law enforcement agencies began to disperse people who go to the protest from different regions of Minsk, TUT.BY reports. The protesters are trying to prevent them from gathering in the city center.
The security forces tried to disperse a column of several hundred people on Dzerzhinsky Avenue. More than 20 people were detained - both men and women.
Also, employees of law enforcement agencies began to disperse people on Independence Avenue. At least 10 people were detained, RIA Novosti reports . According to our Niva, the detentions began on the prospectus of the winners and Melnikaite Street.
Eight central metro stations are closed, TUT.BY reports . In the center of Minsk, a mobile Internet was turned off, reports Kyky.org. However, protesters continue to gather. According to RBC, thousands of people go to the stele "Minsk-Hero City".
Updated . The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus reported 250 detainees in Minsk.
In addition to Minsk, protests are held in Grodno, Gomel, Lida, Bobruisk, Brest, Mogilev and Vitebsk. There, from a few dozen to several thousand people went out into the streets, writes Euroradio.