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Even people who voted for Lukashenko, came out to protest

Police officers detain a protester during a rally marking the unofficial 'Freedom Day' in Minsk, Belarus

Police officers detain a protester during a rally marking the unofficial 'Freedom Day' in Minsk, Belarus Source: AAP Image/EPA/STRINGER

Last Saturday in the center of Belorussian capital Minsk the police has detained hundreds of people who took part in the protest demonstration, including more than 20 journalists. We have again contacted Nicolai Khalezin, the director of Free Belarus theater who lives in exile London to ask him about the events in his native Minsk. And first of all, what sort of a holiday was on Saturday in Belarus?


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By Sima Tsyskin

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Last Saturday in the center of Belorussian capital Minsk the police has detained hundreds of people who took part in the protest demonstration, including more than 20 journalists. We have again contacted Nicolai Khalezin, the director of Free Belarus theater who lives in exile London to ask him about the events in his native Minsk. And first of all, what sort of a holiday was on Saturday in Belarus?



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