Belarus: Women form 'solidarity chains' to condemn police brutality on protesters

Women in Belarus are forming ‘solidarity chains’ in order to condemn police brutality on protestors. protests are taking place due to disputed elections that gave a landslide victory to President Alexander Lukashenko. Reports suggest that Alexander Lukashenko who is also called as ‘Europe’s last dictator’ has been in power since 1994. 

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Both European Union and United States have called elections neir free r fair. As a result of flawed elections, large groups of people formed long “lines of solidarity." More than 100 women were seen wearing white, carrying flowers and portraits of ir loved ones detained during protests. Reports suggest that thousands of people have been arrested and at least two have died. However, on August 13, few detainees were released but that did t stop protestors. 

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According to reports, several strikes have been initiated at state-owned factories, where workers objected to violent treatment of protesters. Thousands of people have rallied all across Belarus since August 9 demanding a recount of ballot that gave President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide victory with 80% of vote, and his top opposition challenger only 10%. Police retaliated with batons, stun grenes, tear gas and rubber bullets. Videos that have emerged online also show police authorities shooting onlookers with rubber bullets and beating protests with truncheons after ir detention. According to reports, western governments have criticized clampdown. Valentina Chailytko, a protestor, told AP, “Belarusians have seen villaius face of this government. I argued with my husband and voted for Lukashenko. And this is what I got in end — I can't find my relatives in prisons”. Reports suggest that her husband and son were detained during protests on August 9. Chailytko is still unable to find any information about m. 

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On August 14, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that se protests would increase number of COVID-19 cases and will deepen dam caused by virus. According to reports by AP, he said, "People must to be told that y have only chance to save ir enterprise that feeds m, only saving ir factory, y will feed ir families. y can take to streets, re are thousands of m walking, and y can join and take to streets, but re is money". 

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(Im Credits: Twitter/ Hannaliubakova) (With inputs from AP)