What Is Happening In Belarus, And What Is The Anti-Cockroach Revolution ?
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What Is Happening In #Belarus, And What Is The Anti-Cockroach Revolution ?
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The visuals are from Belarus and the #protest is The Anti-Cockroach Revolution.
The 2020 Belarusian protests also nicknamed the Slipper Revolution are a series of ongoing political demonstrations against the Belarusian government and its president Alexander #Lukashenko.
The protest sparked after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko — Europe’s longest-serving leader — plainly rigged national elections to remain in power.
Sunday marked the eighth day of protests across the country, a striking burst of energy against a repressive government that has resulted in thousands of Belarusians being detained and at least two deaths.
On Sunday the anti-government protesters formed a crowd that was several times the size of a pro-government rally held nearby where Lukashenko delivered a speech, rejecting demands for new elections, and falsely claiming that Belarus was being threatened by a NATO buildup of troops on its borders.
The Sunday protests were notable not only due to their size, but also because they appeared to be unusually free from crackdowns.
According to news reports Lukashenko intervened aggressively in the elections: He detained journalists and two of the top three opposition leaders running against him; he prohibited the third one from running altogether.
Lukashenko’s authoritarian handling of the election while the nation also faced serious economic and public health crises seems to have backfired, helping to ignite the protests.
The dramatic entry of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to the main stream politics has also propelled the protest.
Svetlana, who stepped into the race after her husband, a popular blogger, was arrested two days after he announced his candidacy for president, had to flee out of safety concern.
According to CNN- In a video message filmed in front of a blank white wall in Lithuania, Svetlana said: "I am ready to assume the responsibility and act as a national leader in order for the country to calm down and enter...
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The visuals are from Belarus and the #protest is The Anti-Cockroach Revolution.
The 2020 Belarusian protests also nicknamed the Slipper Revolution are a series of ongoing political demonstrations against the Belarusian government and its president Alexander #Lukashenko.
The protest sparked after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko — Europe’s longest-serving leader — plainly rigged national elections to remain in power.
Sunday marked the eighth day of protests across the country, a striking burst of energy against a repressive government that has resulted in thousands of Belarusians being detained and at least two deaths.
On Sunday the anti-government protesters formed a crowd that was several times the size of a pro-government rally held nearby where Lukashenko delivered a speech, rejecting demands for new elections, and falsely claiming that Belarus was being threatened by a NATO buildup of troops on its borders.
The Sunday protests were notable not only due to their size, but also because they appeared to be unusually free from crackdowns.
According to news reports Lukashenko intervened aggressively in the elections: He detained journalists and two of the top three opposition leaders running against him; he prohibited the third one from running altogether.
Lukashenko’s authoritarian handling of the election while the nation also faced serious economic and public health crises seems to have backfired, helping to ignite the protests.
The dramatic entry of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to the main stream politics has also propelled the protest.
Svetlana, who stepped into the race after her husband, a popular blogger, was arrested two days after he announced his candidacy for president, had to flee out of safety concern.
According to CNN- In a video message filmed in front of a blank white wall in Lithuania, Svetlana said: "I am ready to assume the responsibility and act as a national leader in order for the country to calm down and enter...