On the occasion of the 89th Anniversary of the founding of the Belarusian People's Republic on 25 March 1918 was held today in Minsk by the democratic opposition movement organized rally instead. In the run was feared that there could be a violent break through police and special forces, as even the preparations for the rally were seriously impeded. About 50 activists were arrested preemptively, access to public transport was blocked around the October square, and demonstrators were prevented from traveling to Minsk.
The originally requested demonstration route, from October Square to the subway station Academy of Sciences, was supported by the Minsk City Council rejected. Approved was a different route, by the Academy of Sciences to Bangalor Square, was to take place where the rally. Nevertheless, the opposition called on to gather on October Square to walk from there through the main street of Minsk Academy of Sciences.
An hour before the announced start of the demonstration was cordoned off to the October Square by police barriers. Since entering the place was not possible, several thousand demonstrators gathered in the amount of the circus building and marched, led by the chairman of the BNF Wincuk Wjaciorka and accompanied by police units, which prevented access to the road, towards Academy of Sciences. Another large group, it also Millinkiewitsch Alexander, Anatoly Lebedko and ambassadors from several European countries and the USA, was pushed in the direction of the Independence Square. At the Department Store "GUM" turned off the group direction Njamiga to join the other protesters to join. According to various media was against them proceeded by force, were among those attacked were also Millinkiewitsch Alexander and his wife. The rally was opened around 14.00 local time clock Wincuk Viačorka.
It joined speeches by Alexander Millinkiewitsch (leading figure of the United Democratic Forces), Ales Strelcow (representing the Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada), Anatoly Lebedko (Chairman of the liberal United Civil Party), Janusz Onyszkiewicz (former Vice President of European Parliament), Nikolai Ryzhkov (Member of the Russian State Duma), Barbara Kudrycka (Polish member of the European Parliament), Nikita Bielych (Chairman of the Russian liberal Party PLC), Alexander Wojtowitsch (former President of the Academy of Sciences and former Chairman of the Council of the Republic) and Julia Kazulina (daughter of jailed Alexander Kazulin) to.
The police disrupted the rally with PA announcements and asked the approximately 6,000 demonstrators rally at Bangalor Square to hold. Despite the threat of dissolution, the protesters remained in front of the Academy. At 15:30 the demonstration was declared after a final speech by Millinkiewitsch of Wincuk Viačorka ended. Some opposition politicians remained
first, before the Academy in order to talk with the demonstrators. A group of about 300 protesters sat down in the direction of motion in the National Library, where one of the city government and the Belarusian Republican Youth Union held BRSM organized concert entitled "For an independent Belarus. In the height of the metro station Park Tscheluskinzew the police tried in vain to block the group. Before the National Library the demonstrators had to find that the concert ended about 10 minutes before their arrival. Some protesters were arrested after clashes with police.
During a rally outside the Academy of Sciences passed a resolution in which the wish was expressed for a constructive dialogue with the government. It was still asked to immediately begin the implementation of the twelve conditions of the new EU strategy towards Belarus. In the resolution, finally, the importance of effective cooperation with Europe for a successful development of the country is emphasized.
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