Maria Kolesnikova

• Thousands of retirees march in Belarus demanding Lukashenko’s resignation

  Tens of thousands have been regularly protesting in Minsk and other cities since the vote, demanding that Lukashenko step down.

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  Oct 19, 2020
  
• Dozens of protesters detained during anti-government rally in Belarus

  Belarus police detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as thousands of people gathered in the capital Minsk demanding the release of a jailed opposition leader, the latest in a wave of mass protests following a disputed election.

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  Sep 12, 2020
  
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• ‘Alive or in bits’: Belarus protest leader details attempted kidnapping

  Belarus opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukraine.

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  Sep 10, 2020
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• Belarus activist refuses authorities’ attempt to force her out of country

  Some reports said that Maria Kolesnikova ripped up her passport to avoid being forced to move to Ukraine.

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  Sep 8, 2020
• Belarus protest leader detained by masked men, opposition movement says

  Masked men detained Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova in central Minsk on Monday morning and drove her away in a van and two of her allies also disappeared later, the opposition movement said.

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  Sep 7, 2020
• Opposition leaders in Belarus to create new political party amid protests

  Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova and the team of jailed opposition figure Viktor Babariko said on Monday they were forming a new political party called Together, a video shared online showed.

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  Aug 31, 2020