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Minsk collected USD 375,000 from anti-govt protesters for damage
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Minsk authorities have collected about $375,000 from participants of anti-government unauthorized rallies for damage caused by their actions to the city, Vladimir Kukharev, the mayor of the Belarusian capital, said on Tuesday.
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Over 340 people detained during weekend protests in Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 340 people were detained in Belarus on Sunday for violating the law on mass gatherings, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus told reporters.
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Belarusian Police admit using riot control tactics against Minsk protester
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian police confirmed to Sputnik they had to resort to riot control tactics to arrest people involved in unauthorized protests in the capital of Minsk on Sunday.
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Over 500 riot-related cases initiated in Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 500 criminal cases have been opened in Belarus over riots and participation of Belarusian citizens in them, Andrey Serbun, deputy head of the Belarusian Prosecutor General's Office's department for overseeing the implementation of legislatio
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About 3,000 people in Minsk held administratively liable for participating
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of about 3,000 people have been subjected to administrative proceedings in the Belarusian capital since the beginning of mass protests in August, Oleg Lavrukhin, the prosecutor of the city of Minsk, said on Sunday.
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Police in Minsk detain several people ahead of scheduled protest
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Police in the Belarusian capital of Minsk have conducted the first arrests over administrative offenses ahead of yet another unauthorized anti-government rally, Natallya Hanusevich, a spokesperson for the police department of the Minsk City Execut
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Police in Belarusian city of Brest use tear gas against illegal protesters
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Law enforcement officers in the Belarusian city of Brest have used tear gas against opposition protesters who were taking part in an unsanctioned rally on Sunday, Olga Chemodanova, spokeswoman for the Belarusian Interior Ministry, told Sputnik.
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Hundreds arrested during protests in Belarus, says Interior Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of people have been detained throughout Belarus for participating in unauthorized protests on Sunday, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Chemodanova told Sputnik, adding that the precise number will be available on Monday.
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Protests underway across Belarus, 10 people already arrested in Minsk
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], Septemeber 06 (Sputnik/ANI): Protests are currently taking place throughout Belarus, and approximately 10 people have been arrested in Minsk, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Chemodanova told Sputnik on Sunday.
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About 30 participants of unauthorised protests detained in Minsk
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): About 30 participants of unauthorized protests in the capital of Belarus have been detained on Saturday, Natalya Ganusevich, a spokeswoman for the police department of the Minsk City Executive Committee, told Sputnik.
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Belarusian Orthodox Church head calls for peace in country amid protests
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], Aug 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, Minsk Metropolitan Bishop Pavel, on Friday urged for "everything possible" to be done to return peace to the country.
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Belarus opposition candidate flees to Lithuania after rejecting preliminar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], August 11 (ANI): Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate in the disputed Belarus presidential election has fled to Lithuania and is "safe" after security personnel launched a crackdown on protests in Belarus over the result.
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