A march in support of Belarus was held in New York: how it was

Americans of Lithuanian descent also decided to support the “Way of Freedom” action by lining up on the Manhattan embankment in the Battery Park area overlooking the Statue of Liberty to support the Belarusian people and their fellow countrymen, thus expressing solidarity to the protests in Belarus. This is reported in the video "Voice of America".

In fact, the people are actively continuing their actions in support of the Belarusian opposition, in support of the Belarusian people. The rallies have not subsided for the second week, now these are not only rallies - now they are marches.

As a matter of fact, the rally that took place in New York this weekend, August 22-23, consisted of several, it was a rally at the United Nations (UN) building, and a kind of man-made memorial at the consulate of the Republic of Belarus in New -York. And also a flash mob action on Times Square.

Representatives of the Belarusian community in Washington expressed their position no less actively. In Seattle, residents of this city of Belarusian origin lined up no longer in a chain, but in the shape of a heart. Photographs of this drawing, taken from drones, could be seen on social media - it's a very spectacular sight.

The Americans are very active in supporting their fellow countrymen and not only by expressing solidarity, they are raising money to help the victims during the suppression of protests in Minsk, making it clear that they are with their countrymen, they are proud of them and intend to speak here, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. in support of the processes that are now taking place in Belarus.

“Lukashenka go away,” a crowd of indignant people chanted at the rally. In their hands were posters with the words “Stop killing Belarus”, “Solidarity with Belarus”, “Terror in Belarus”.

In New York, mass rallies under the slogan “Support Belarus” are now moving from rallies to marches. Hundreds of people with white-red-white flags, posters and flowers are walking along Manhattan Avenue, chanting “Long live Belarus!”.

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Rallies in support of the protest movement in Belarus have been held in the United States for the second week in a row. Not only in New York, but also in many other major cities in the country. Their main goal is to express solidarity with the Belarusian people.

However, the participants in the actions are no longer limited to solidarity with their fellow countrymen. Natalya Popchenko says that she has not been involved in politics before. Now, at rallies in support of Belarus, she regularly helps not only with organizing actions, but also with fundraising for fellow countrymen who suffered during the protests in Minsk.

“The situation in Belarus changes literally every hour, not even every day. Unfortunately, we are not with them, we are not there. And it is very important now to show our fellow citizens in the Republic of Belarus that we support them, we are with them in our heart and soul, ”says Natalya Popchenko, activist and organizer of the action.

Traditionally, the meeting place in New York is the square in front of the UN headquarters. From here, stretching out in a column for several city blocks, the protesters walked to the consulate of the Republic of Belarus in New York. Laying flowers at the man-made memorial to the victims of the dispersal of the rallies by the Belarusian security forces.

“Representatives of our people, Kazakh, we came here to a rally to support the free people of Belarus. We support democracy, equality, human rights and freedoms, ”says Ganis Sambekov, a participant in the action.

“This is the second time we are going here to support the Belarusians who are fighting against the tyranny that is now happening in their country. We are very familiar with this situation, we know firsthand what it is to fight with such power, to live with such power, ”says Zara, a participant in the action.

Under signals from cars, the march takes place in downtown Manhattan along Broadway and ends at Times Square. Here, the climax and the participants decided to hold a flash mob, dressed in T-shirts, where red against a white background symbolizes not only national colors, but also the blood from the beatings on the bodies of people during the dispersal of protests in Minsk.

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In Washington, at the weekend, protesters also marched through the streets to the Belarusian embassy to express their protest against the actions of the official authorities.

“Today we are here together with the Lithuanians - our brothers from Latvia and Estonia, trying to support our Belarusians, who are now fighting, unfortunately, with the fascists and the Gestapo. Well, it’s hard, but the Belarusians don’t give up, ”shares his thoughts Igor Vrublevsky, a protest action participant.

“It is extremely important that people from Belarus know that they are not alone, that their demand to elect a government in free and fair elections is supported by people in the United States, the Baltic states, and throughout Central and Eastern Europe,” says Kurt Volcker, former US special envoy on Ukrainian issues.

“This week the United States must firmly declare that it supports the Belarusian people and that there are serious intentions to impose sanctions. The European Union has clearly expressed its position on the impending sanctions, ”says Melinda Haring, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasian Center.

Other cities in America include Dallas, St. Louis, Salt Lake City and Seattle. Also at the weekend, they marked themselves with large rallies in support of the Belarusian protests. Common symbols and slogans calling for fair elections in Belarus, as well as common pride in their fellow countrymen.