Women march through Belarusian capital calling for Lukashenko to step down

[Rogue Valley]

Women march through Belarusian capital calling for Lukashenko to step down

8/29/20
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Several thousand women marched in the capital of Belarus on Saturday waving flags, flowers and balloons in the latest in a series of anti-government protests that have gripped the country since a disputed presidential election this month. President Alexander Lukashenko denies opposition accusations that he rigged the Aug. 9 election to prolong his 26-year rule. He says the protesters are funded by the West, and accuses NATO of massing forces on Belarusian frontiers, which the alliance denies. The women on Saturday staged what they called a march of solidarity, calling on Lukashenko and his government to step down. “This is our city” and “you better protect us,” chanted the crowd, many of them sporting national dress. Streets along the protest route were cordoned off by police and security troops. Rallies on a smaller scale took place in other cities and towns.

Lukashenka is no different than Putin. When the choice is either his dictatorship or democracy for Belarus, his dictatorship will always come first.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Yesterday the Lukashenka regime banned reporters from Reuters, AP, AFP, Deutsche Welle, BBCNews, Svaboda, CurrentTimeEng, and RFE/RL.

Strangely, RT is not on the list.

Lukashenko follows the model from Crimea, Donbas, Syria, Libya, etc.: Get all foreign journalists out! No news is good news for dictators.

 

[Westphalian]

Yesterday the Lukashenka regime banned reporters from Reuters, AP, AFP, Deutsche Welle, BBCNews, Svaboda, CurrentTimeEng, and RFE/RL.

Strangely, RT is not on the list.

Lukashenko follows the model from Crimea, Donbas, Syria, Libya, etc.: Get all foreign journalists out! No news is good news for dictators.

That's why Estonia has shut down Sputnik and some in the UK want to ban RT.

Don't want any challenge to the orthodox consensus.

 

[Rogue Valley]

That's why Estonia has shut down Sputnik and some in the UK want to ban RT.

Don't want any challenge to the orthodox consensus.

The media banned in Belarus are not state-owned propaganda outlets like Sputnik/RT.