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Protests in Belarus (1994-2011) .Pdf Number of Participants Number of Day Month Year Location (numeric) Arrests Topic Organizing Group Sources UPI "Belarus against Marks Russification of National Front of Independence 27 7 1994 Minsk 6500 0 Belarus Belarus Day" "the state's decision to discontinue eight [opposition] UPI "Belarussians 4 1 1995 Minsk 300 0 newspapers" protest press ban" " lower taxes, increase wages, create new jobs and enlarge AP "Thousands spending for health Rally In Minsk care, education Against Low Pay, 26 1 1995 Minsk 40000 0 and science." Unions Price Hikes" "introduction of teaching in the BBC World "Police Belarussian confiscate grenade language at higher at Belarussian educational Assembly of language 15 2 1995 unk 100 1 establishments," Belarussian Gentry demonstration" PAP News Wire Financing of "BELARUSSIAN construction of ASSOCIATION OF POLES DEMAND Polish language POLES IN POLISH SCHOOL 1 3 1995 Minsk 10 0 school BELARUS IN GRODNO" BBC World " Police arrest student activists Procession of for burning state 24 5 1995 Minsk 70 30 Uknown Political Convicts flag" ITAR-TASS "Minsk workers march on Police arrest presidential student activists residence in payment of back for burning state protest at wage 17 7 1995 Minsk . 0 wages flag arrears" AFP "Security forces arrest Minsk Minsk Metro metro strike 21 8 1995 Minsk 150 1 Metro strike Workers leaders" Number of Participants Number of Day Month Year Location (numeric) Arrests Topic Organizing Group Sources Interfax "Belarusian Popular Front Reconsideration of protests against oil oil agreement with Belarussian agreement with 25 1 1996 Minsk . 0 Russia Popular Front Russia" Nezavisimaya Gazeta "Opponents Of Russia-Belarus Unification Took Against union with Belarussian To The Streets In 24 3 1996 Minsk 30000 1 Russia Popular Front Minsk" AP "Tens of Thousands March in Support of Against union with Union With 31 3 1996 Minsk 300 6 Russia Students Russia" AFP "Thousands protest against Against Union with Belarus-Russia 2 4 1996 Minsk 25000 0 Russia Demonstrators union in Minsk" AFP "Bloody Chernobyl Clashes Mar 26 4 1996 Minsk 50000 204 rememberance "nationalists" Belarus March" UPI "Belarus Protest against police, arrest of protesters Belarussian demonstrators 1 5 1996 Minsk 500 . on April 26 Popular Front clash" Segodnya "Protest Actions Staged Protest against Before Offices Of arrest of protesters Belarus National President 7 5 1996 Minsk 100 1 on April 26 Front Lukashenko" Segodnya "Protest Actions Staged Protest against Before Offices Of arrest of protesters Belarussian President 14 5 1996 Minsk 5000 0 on April 26 Popular Front Lukashenko" Release of seven AFP "Belarus protesters police hold 84 detained on April Belarussian protesters after 31 5 1996 Minsk 500-1500 84 26 Popular Front opposition march" Number of Participants Number of Day Month Year Location (numeric) Arrests Topic Organizing Group Sources Political rally on Belpan "Rival day that opposition and commemorates Belarussian pro-government 22 6 1996 Minsk 5000 0 Nazi invasion Popular Front rallies in Minsk" Belpan "Opposition prevented from "People against Belarussian holding rally in 22 6 1996 Vitebsk 10 2 fascism" Popular Front Belarusian town" UPI "Belarussians "denounce the broad-based rally on 27 7 1996 Minsk 5000 0 president" opposition independence day" Belpan "Opposition demonstration in End of persecution Minsk proceeds of opposition Belarussian without incident on 28 8 1996 Minsk 30 0 leaders Popular Front 28th August" Belpan "Minsk rally resolution calls for impeachment of Impeachment of Members of President 5 9 1996 Minsk 5000 0 Lukashenko Parliament Lukashenka" AP "Thousands Autocratic style of Protest President's 8 9 1996 Minsk 4000 0 Likashenko unk Autocratic Moves" Changes to AP "Protesters Belarus' Arrested, Jailed in 19 10 1996 Minsk 30000 10 constitution opposition Belarus" Firing of chair of the Central Electoral Belarussian Interfax "Tensions 15 11 1996 Minsk 150 0 Commission Popular Front spill onto streets" AP "Police, Belarussian Demonstrators 17 11 1996 Minsk 10000 12 freedom of press Popular Front Clash in Belarus" The Moscow Times "Clashes Belarussian Rock Minsk, Prime 19 11 1996 Minsk 1000 0 "pro-democracy" Popular Front Minister Quits" Interfax "People's against Front rally calls for constitutional Belarussian referendum 24 11 1996 Minsk 2000 0 referendum Popular Front boycott" Number of Participants Number of Day Month Year Location (numeric) Arrests Topic Organizing Group Sources AFP "Thousands Constitutional demonstrate changes by former parliament against Belarus 8 12 1996 Minsk 10000 6 Lukashenko members president" AP "Belarus Opposition Protests Moscow Stop to Union with Belarussian Plan for 14 1 1997 Minsk 50 0 Russia Popular Front Unification" Stop to Union with Belarussian 15 1 1997 Minsk 50 0 Russia Popular Front SAA AP "Belarusian opposition protest Stop to Union with Belarussian goes into fourth 16 1 1997 Minsk 50 0 Russia Popular Front day" Stop to Union with Belarussian 17 1 1997 Minsk 50 0 Russia Popular Front SAA Belpan "People's Front protests Belarussian continuing 21 1 1997 Minsk 30 0 Release of a poet Popular Front detention of poet" "Against AP "5,000 attend authoritarian rule Belarussian rallies against 25 1 1997 Minsk 5000 0 of Lukashenko" Popular Front Lukashenko" Belpan "Protest at Against the closing closure of of an independent staff of the radio independent Radio 14 2 1997 Minsk 20 0 radio station station in question 101.2" AP "Belarus police petitions against Belarussian beat, arrest 14 2 1997 Minsk 3000 40 rule of Lukashenko Popular Front demonstrators" AFP "Cooking pots in Belarus anti- Against falling government 22 2 1997 Minsk 1500 0 living standards "women's group" protest" Belpan "Arrests reported as thousands take part in Anti-Lukashenko Belarussian antipresidential 2 3 1997 Minsk 5000 16 puppet show Popular Front protest" Number of Participants Number of Day Month Year Location (numeric) Arrests Topic Organizing Group Sources SJMN "BELARUS PROTESTERS Against union with Belarussian CLASH WITH 10 3 1997 Minsk 4000 100 Russia National Front POLICE" Interfax "About 40 detained as police Against pre-empt constitutional Belarussian opposition youth 15 3 1997 Minsk 10000 40 changes People's Front march in Minsk" Against forced employment AP "Belarus police assignments by arrest student 21 3 1997 Minsk 70 30 government Univesity students protesters" Komsomlskaya Pravda "No More Against Union with Belarussian Demonstrations In 23 3 1997 Minsk 10000 20 Russia national front Minsk Yesterday" AFP "About 20 Against Union injured, 107 Treaty signing with Belarussian arrested in protest 2 4 1997 Minsk 5000 300 Russia Popular Front march in Minsk" Interfax "Opposition march and rally mark Chernobyl Belarussian anniversary of 26 4 1997 Minsk 10000 0 rememberance Popular Front explosion" Belpan "Opposition members fined for Chernobyl Belarussian holding 26 4 1997 Gomel 100 2 rememberance Popular Front unauthorized rally" Belpan "Rival demonstrations Deterioration of Belarusian Social held in Minsk on 1 5 1997 Minsk 3000 1 living standards Democratic Party May Day" Belpan "Opposition protests against Belarus-Russia Against Belarus- Belarussian union; police 14 5 1997 Minsk 4000 15 Russia union People's Front detain 15" Number of Participants Number of Day Month Year Location (numeric) Arrests Topic Organizing Group Sources Belpan "Police release two, continue holding two from 23rd Belarussian March 23 5 1997 Minsk 100 4 unk People's Front demonstration" AFP "5,000 Reinstatement of demonstrate in Belarussian Belarussian Belarus, police raid 27 7 1997 Minsk 5000 0 independence day Popular Front opposition HQ" Belarus Radio Release of "Police bring detained Russian Belarussian charges against 15 31 7 1997 Minsk 100 15 journalists journalists protesters" NTV "Opposition End to Union with Belarussian demonstrates Russia talks, opposition parties against closer ties 7 9 1997 Minhk 100 0 democratization and movements with Russia" AP "Opposition Deteriorating living Belarussian forces Rally in 12 10 1997 Minsk 3500 20 standards Popular Front Belarus" End to media AFP "Belarussians censorship by protest new press 19 10 1997 Minsk 1000 0 government journalists restrictions" AFP "Belarus Rememberance of marks "ancestor victims of stalin era remembrance 2 11 1997 near Minsk 2000 0 repression Opposition parties day"" Interfax Observation of "Opposition holds human rights and Multiple opposition human rights rally 12 12 1997 Minsk 1000 0 civil freedoms movements in Minsk" AP "Demonstrators Closing of condemn closing opposition Readers of of Belarusian 14 12 1997 Minsk 1000 0 newspaper 'Svaboda' newspaper" Radio Russia "Opposition People's Front Release of jailed stages protest in supporters of Belarussian support of political 10 2 1998 Minsk 200 0 opposition People's Front prisoners" Number of Participants Number of Day Month Year Location (numeric) Arrests Topic Organizing Group Sources Belpan "Opposition parties stage human rights Support for new demonstration in 28 2 1998 Gomel 100 0 constitution United Civic Party Gomel" Marking constitution day by oppossing 15 3 1998 Minsk 3000 0 Lukashenko Opposition leaders ORT Aniversary of Belarussian AP "Opposition Republicand rallies in Minsk to opposition of commemorate Lukashenko Belarussian short-lived 22 3 1998 Minsk 10000 50 policies Popular Front republic" Against anniversary of union between AP "Belarussian Russia and Belarussian protesters blocked 2 4 1998 Minsk 700 40 Belarus Popular Front by police" Belapan "Youth Against movement
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