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Human chains and peaceful marches multiplied on Thursday in Belarus to denounce the violent repression of protests against the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Hundreds of detainees have been released in the last hours from the detention centers. All accused the security forces of inhumane treatment.

The NGO Amnesty International says it is aware of cases of protesters "naked, beaten and threatened with rape" during their arrest. "They hit me very hard on the head, my back is covered in bruises from batons," said 25-year-old Maxim Dovjenko, who assured that he had not even participated in the demonstrations but was at the scene in the moment of police repression.

The testimonies of those released, disseminated on social networks, corroborate the complaints of activists about the mistreatment suffered by the protesters in police custody.

According to government data, about 7,000 people have been detained in the five days of protests that followed the Belarusian elections, while activists reported numerous cases of abuse and torture in the prisons where the protesters were held. Mikhail Shernenkov , a 43-year-old businessman, showed the media his completely purple buttocks and claimed to have been tortured with electricity and beaten with batons.

Authorities confirmed the death of one detainee on Wednesday, adding to that of another protester on Monday. They also acknowledged an incident where live fire was fired on Tuesday, injuring one person. Retired or active soldiers and police officers have also anonymously denounced the repression, posting videos where they throw away their stripes, uniforms and unit insignia.

Twelve organizations, including Vesná , the Helsinki Committee and the Belarusian Association of Journalists , demanded the release of all detainees due to the impossibility of guaranteeing them humane treatment and the opening of an investigation into torture.

President Lukashenko has reappeared on television presiding over a meeting on the work of the construction industry. "To begin with, I want to say that I am still alive and not abroad, as some are saying," he said. The Belarusian president pointed out the negative consequences of the strikes, but said that he will not arrest those who do not work.

Meanwhile, Belarusian protesters continue their protests in the streets and factories of the country, some of which have gone on strike in solidarity with the detainees. Belarusians well remember how the last wave of protests, in 2010, was also severely suppressed. They want everything to change this time, but it is still not clear with what political wickedness they will challenge Lukashenko . All presidential hopefuls are in detention or exile.

The leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tijanovskaya , has called this Friday from exile for an end to the police repression in the country and more peaceful protests against the electoral results. "Belarusians will never again want to live with the old power." Most do not believe in Lukashenko's victory, Tijanovskaya said in a video message broadcast from Lithuania, where he took refuge on Tuesday. In schools where the vote count was "fair," she obtained between 60 and 70 percent of the vote, she explained.

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Friday urged the foreign ministers of European countries to agree on sanctions against "those who have violated democratic values ​​or abused human rights" in Belarus. The German government will also propose to its European partners the imposition of "sanctions" against those responsible for recent "human rights violations".

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