Belarusians take to the streets in protest following Lukashenko’s ‘secret’ inauguration
EPA / Scanpix / LETA On Wednesday, September 23, cities across Belarus saw mass demonstrations opposing the secret inauguration of Alexander Lukashenko. At around 7:00 p.m. local time, people started taking to the streets in Minsk , Brest , Vitebsk , Grodno , Soligorsk , and other cities. According to Interfax’s estimates , approximately five to seven thousand people were protesting throughout Minsk. In Minsk, law enforcement officers began violently dispersing protests almost immediately.