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Belarus: Brutal police violence against peaceful demonstrators | Amnesty Austria


Belarus: brutal police violence against peaceful demonstrators

Amnesty International representatives in the Belarusian capital Minsk reported that on the night of Sunday, August 09th, on Monday night, security forces ...

Amnesty International officials in the Belarusian capital Minsk reported that security forces cracked down on peaceful demonstrators on the night from Sunday 09 August to Monday 10 August. Thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday to demonstrate against the officially announced results of the presidential election. The overwhelming victory declared by the government of incumbent Alexander Lukashenko according to "official by-election polls" contradicts unofficial polls and the general mood among the population. The protesters accuse the government of electoral fraud.

https://www.amnesty.at/presse/belarus-brutale-polizeigewalt-gegen-friedlich-demonstrierende/

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