Wikivoyage Belarus Wikivoyage worldwide travel guide page about Belarus. Image: Alexxx Malev, Republic of Belarus | Рэспубліка Беларусь | Respublika Bielarus. “Despite the threats of using firearms and intimidation by the KGB (Belarus’ State Security Committee), people take to the streets — the protests are not winding down, and it shows that the political crisis in Belarus is in full swing,” Karbalevich said. A "Belarus" 3022 tractor from the current production of Minski Traktorny Sawod, a major Belarusian company that produces agricultural and forestry vehicles. Over 50 people have been reportedly detained by the police. Aside from Minsk, the protests on Sunday took place in several big cities, including Brest, Grodno, Gomel and Vitebsk. Stalinist architecture in the center of Minsk at station square. Sailboats on Lake Narach (Narač), the largest lake in the country. Updated 4:42 pm EDT, Sunday, September 27, 2020

Images of performances of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus; ltr: The Nutcracker, The Queen of Spades, and Peer Gynt.

The city center was blocked off by water cannons and armored vehicles, and dozens of military trucks were seen driving around the streets. Taal Thok Ke: Coronavirus vaccine availability will influence Bihar election? On Monday, the country’s Interior Ministry threatened to use firearms against the protesters “if need be,” saying that the rallies “have become organized and extremely radical.” However, the protests have continued despite the crackdown. Tens of thousands rallied in Minsk once again on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian leader. Tsikhanouskaya, who is currently in exile in Lithuania after leaving the country in fear for her safety, threatened on Tuesday to call a nationwide strike unless Lukashenko announces his resignation, releases political prisoners and stops the crackdown on protesters. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Belarus’ capital on Sunday, demanding the ouster of the country’s authoritarian leader who won his sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged.

Authorities tried to quell the unrest with mass detentions and police dispersing crowds with truncheons, stun grenades and water cannons. Demonstrators, one of them wearing an old Belarusian nation flag and holding a cardboard sword reading “solidarity” march during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. Belarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, has been rocked by strikes and weekly street protests since authorities announced that Lukashenko, who has ruled in authoritarian fashion since 1994, had secured re-election on August 9 with 80% of votes. The Government House in Minsk on Independence Square houses the two chambers of the National Assembly of Belarus.

Enter the answer length or the answer pattern to get better results. Landscape around Strusta, a freshwater lake in the Braslaw Lakes national park of Belarus. Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press. Several subway stations were closed, and mobile internet wasn’t working in the area of the march. The Interfax news agency put the number of protesters at over 30,000. But even that didn’t stop the protest, which transforms into different forms, but doesn’t die down,” Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski said. Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand the resignation of veteran president Alexander Lukashenko, despite a threat by officials to use firearms against protesters. The highlights of the country for visitors are (among many others): Mir Castle complex in the town of Mir, Nesvizh Radziwiłł Castle, a 16th-century palace with a Baroque chapel in the town of Nesvizh; The Brest Fortress was built in the 19th century and is today one of the most visited sights in Belarus. The "Courage" monument within the war memorial complex on the western outskirts of Brest. You can find out more by clicking Belarus has been heavily criticized by rights bodies to suppress free speech, muzzle the press, and deny the opposition access to state media. Over 50 people have been reportedly detained by the police.

In a statement Sunday, Tsikhanouskaya encouraged Belarusians to continue peaceful protests. The landlocked country in Eastern Europe borders Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus Tourism State institution «National Tourism Agency» provides information about Belarus. Here the farmer can really take his "Belarus" tractor to the limit. Security forces have detained more than 13,000 people since the election, including all significant opposition leaders who have not left the country and clamped down on independent media. Brest Official website of Brest, the country's second city. European Bison (Bison bonasus), also known as wisent, in Belovezhskaya forest.