'We can only help ourselves': women in Belarus take protests into their own hands

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After police beat up demonstrators, flower-bearing women take to streets demanding change

The first chain of women appeared on Wednesday: a few hundred brave souls, dressed in white and holding aloft flowers, in a quietly powerful response to the gruesome violence inflicted on thousands of Belarusians over the previous days.

 

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Belarus is a mess. One thing is for Certain. If the DC Warlords get involved, they will make it worse.

Great read, thanks

Thank you so much for your coverage! Belarus women were a true inspiration for those beaten and arrested during the first 3 days of the protests! They are absolutely fantastic - caring, beautiful and fearless!

Giving women the right to vote was the worst decision in Western history. It was good intention'd, but women are not defenders of nations and cultures.

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