On the 23rd of August, over 50,000 Lithuanians formed a chain of solidarity with Belarusians. The Path of Freedom stretched from Vilnius to the border with Belarus.
How do Belarusians help people who were fired because of the protests?
During the day, volunteers distribute food to participants in protests, and in the evenings they deliver food to families whose members were fired from their jobs due to participation in strikes and were left without wages.
The Administration of the President refuses to contact with the Coordination Council
The first meeting of the Coordination Council took place, during which the first attempt to contact the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus was made. Contact has not been established yet.
Belarusians are looking for missing persons after protests
You can use this website to find relatives or friends who have disappeared after protests and strikes over the past week. The website has a search engine with a common database of Belarusians.
After a week of protests, the largest state-owned factories announced the strike. For workers who were dismissed for participating in the protests, the Belarusians raised over $ 700,000. Donations were made by about 14 thousand people.
The European Parliament do not recognize the results of the elections in Belarus
The European Parliament has announced that it does not recognize the results of the presidential elections in the Republic of Belarus. Alexander Lukashenko was declared persona non grata on the territory of the European Union.
An online portal has been launched in Belarus to help victims of the protests over the past week. The protests Belarus have been held since August 9. A large number of people were arrested and detained.