Thousands In Russia's Far East Continue Anti-Putin Protests, Chant 'Long Live Belarus!'

[Rogue Valley]

Thousands In Russia's Far East Continue Anti-Putin Protests, Chant 'Long Live Belarus!'

8/15/20
Thousands of protesters have marched in Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk, where rallies against President Vladimir Putin's role in a regional political crisis have been held for over a month. Some of the protesters chanted "Long live Belarus!" as they marched through Khabarovsk on August 15, voicing support for demonstrations against the disputed presidential vote in Belarus. The disputed August 9 election in Belarus handed strongman President Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term and sparked nationwide protests that have been brutally put down by security forces. Demonstrators have attended weeks of the mass demonstrations in Khabarovsk to express anger since central authorities arrested Governor Sergei Furgal and transferred him to custody in the capital Moscow. There were no immediate reports of detentions at the Khabarovsk event. After the protest, police detained Aleksei Vorsin, the head of the local office of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny. He was being held overnight before facing on judge on administrative charges of participating in an unsanctioned demonstration. During the August 15 rally, Vorsin gave a speech in which he suggested that workers in Khabarovsk follow the example of Belarus and organize a general strike. Protesters also demanded the immediate release of Furgal.

The citizens of Khabarovsk are still protesting against the Putin regime. Got to give them props.

 

[Abbazorkzog]

Everywhere but the U.S., it seems, people understand that voting is the floor, not the ceiling.

 

[Westphalian]

Still flogging a dead horse I see.

 

[Ringo Stalin]

Belarus has almost defeated poverty. Even though it is much poorer than superpowers like the US and Russia, it has a lower poverty level: 0.8%

Belarus has one of the highest levels of state ownership of the economy in Europe. Capitalist oligarchs desperately want to privatize it.

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