Светлана Тихановская выступила в Европарламенте с пронзительной речью. Она сравнила режим Лукашенко с вирусом и предложила три этапа избавления от него: непризнание, лишение ресурсов и расширение помощи гражданскому обществу.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya exchanged views on the political situation in Belarus and the difficult situation on the border between Belarus and the European Union.
Germany has refused to accept 2,000 migrants from a temporary camp on the Belarusian-Polish border, calling such a decision unacceptable from the point of view of the European Union.
On November 21, about a hundred Belarusians held a protest rally called “Lukashenka has crossed all borders” near the Belarusian embassy in Warsaw, where they stressed that in the current situation it is very important that European leaders support and understand the aspirations of the Belarusian people.
Volha Harbunova, Belarusian human rights defender, arrested for organizing women’s marches, is on a hunger strike to protest the illegal detention.
On 11 November 2020, 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka went out to the Square of Changes courtyard to find out why unidentified people were cutting off white-red-white ribbons. According to BYPOL, then he was dragged away and beaten by members of the Special Rapid Response Unit. On the evening of 12 November 2020, Raman died from injuries incompatible with life in an intensive care unit.
Mikalai Dziadok, a 33-year-old political prisoner, journalist and anarchist, was sentenced to a five-year sentence. In his final speech, Dziadok said that no terror can stop human emancipation and progress.
On November 8-9, 2021, an organized group of 1,000 migrants assaulted the Polish border. According to the Polish government, about 4,000 migrants are staying on the border between Belarus and Poland.
35 OSCE states decided to invoke the Vienna Mechanism on Belarus due to serious human rights violations.
Women prisoners in the notorious Akrestsina detention centre have announced a hunger strike in protest against the harsh conditions of confinement.
