The Belarusian Popular Front Party, one of the oldest parties in the country, was liquidated in Belarus.

On August 14, the Supreme Court of Belarus upheld the claim of the country's Ministry of Justice and liquidated the Belarusian Popular Front Party. This party was one of the oldest political organizations in the country.

Previously, a lawsuit to liquidate the organization was filed by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus. Before this, the party did not submit documents for re-registration. This is already the fifth liquidation of the party, the claim for which was considered by the Supreme Court. Previously, the Green Party, the Belarusian Social Democratic Party “Hramada”, the Republican Party, and the Social Democratic Party of People’s Harmony were liquidated. Since 2021, more than 1,200 public organizations have been liquidated in Belarus .

The Belarusian Popular Front party was formed from the movement “Belarusian People's Front “Adradzhenne”” (“Belarusian People’s Front “Renaissance”). It was founded by Zenon Pozniak in 1993. independence during perestroika Thanks to the actions of a deputy from the party, Belarus was able to gain .

Protests in Belarus in 2020

• The 2020 Belarusian protests began on August 9, when the interim results of the presidential elections were announced. The country's authorities announced that President Alexander Lukashenko will be re-elected with 80% of the vote. Foreign exit polls showed the victory of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya with 71% of the votes.

• Security forces used extreme brutality in suppressing protests. In total, at least 35 thousand people were detained in 2020–2021. According to the UN, many were subjected to torture and abuse - the UN reported about 450 complaints received. The Investigative Committee of Belarus announced more than four thousand and 600 complaints. None of them were considered.