US Edition5 Years After Protests in Belarus: Have Things Changed?
BELARUS, AUG 8 – At least 8,519 people have been prosecuted for political reasons since the 2020 election, with ongoing arrests and limited prisoner releases by the Belarusian regime, rights groups say.
- Despite marking five years since the 2020 uprising, the Belarusian regime is intensifying attacks on domestic and exiled opponents
- On August 9, 2020, Belarusian protesters took to the streets after a widely considered falsified election and government pandemic failures.
- According to Viasna, at least 8,519 people have faced political prosecutions and over 60,000 have been imprisoned, with Amnesty International reporting more than 1,100 political prisoners still detained.
- In recent months, the regime has released more than 300 political prisoners, including Siarhei Tsikhanouski in June 2025, according to independent sources.
- As exiled Belarusians gather in Warsaw and Vilnius wearing masks, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned that peace on Kyiv’s terms could weaken Lukashenko and create an opportunity for change.
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Five years ago, the Belarusian regime was challenged on the street by a movement of unprecedented magnitude. Re-elected in a vote deemed fraudulent, Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, came up against an unprecedented wave of protests. He responded with increased repression. The opposition leader, Svetlana Tsikhanovskaya, who reportedly won the support of the majority of the population during the election, was forced to flee the country. …
Five years ago, the so-called baffle revolution began in Belarus against President Lukashenko. Mass protests against a supposedly forged re-election ended with violence. What about the opposition today? By S. Markert.
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der Standard DEIn 2020, democratic change seemed possible in Belarus. But Lukashenko brutally struck down protests. Five years later, the opposition did not give up and considered new approaches.
Protests commemorating the contested presidential elections of 9 August 2020 are held on Saturday throughout the world by the exiled opposition under the patronage of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
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einnews.comBelarus Steps Up Attacks On Opposition, 5 Years After Crushing Mass Protests
As exiled Belarusians gather at political rallies in Warsaw, Vilnius, and other cities this weekend, many have packed masks to conceal their identities because they know the authorities back home could target their families five years after they brutally crushed mass street protests.
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