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From Tikhanovskaya to Timanovskaya

12 main events of the year of Belarusian protest

AUGUST 9, 2020
The CEC announced a preliminary victory for Lukashenka - more than 80% of the vote. At the same time, Tikhanovskaya won more than 80% of the vote, according to exit polls abroad. People spontaneously come out to protest in different cities of Belarus. Security forces use stun grenades.

AUGUST 10, 2020
Protester Alyaksandr Taraikouski died near Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk. He walked with his hands up towards the riot police, they shot at him.

AUGUST 12, 2020
“Screams of Akrestsin”: outside the detention center on Akrestsin Street in Minsk, people are heard being beaten with batons and tortured.

AUGUST 13, 2020
BelAZ workers went on strike.

13 SEPTEMBER 2020
In many cities, the procession "March of Heroes" took place, only in Minsk about 200 thousand protesters took part in it. It was the most massive action.

23 SEPTEMBER 2020
Lukashenka's inauguration has passed. 11 states (including the USA, Germany and Ukraine) refused to recognize him as a legitimate president.

NOVEMBER 12, 2020
31-year-old Roman Bondarenko died in intensive care after being beaten by unknown people. He tried to prevent them from taking down the red and white symbols in the yard.

DECEMBER 3, 2020
The court ruled to deprive the TUT.BY portal of the status of a media outlet.

JANUARY 18, 2021
The International Ice Hockey Federation has deprived Minsk of the right to host the 2021 World Cup.

MAY 17, 2021
Lukashenko freed the Belarusian security forces from responsibility for any use of force and allowed the protests to be suppressed with military equipment.

MAY 23, 2021
Former editor-in-chief of the telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofya Sapega were detained in Belarus, the plane with them on board was urgently landed in Minsk.

AUGUST 1, 2021
The authorities of Belarus tried to forcibly remove track and field athlete Kristina Timanovskaya from the Olympics because of her criticism of officials. The athlete asked for asylum in Poland.