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2017 Belarusian protests
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The 2017 Belarusian protests were a series of demonstrations and street protests against President Alexander Lukashenko that broke out in late February 2017. Protesters mobilized against a tax levied against the unemployed in Belarus. Demonstrations and marches were held in sites throughout the country with sizes of several hundred to several thousand gathering at a given time.
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Part of the Belarusian democracy movement | |||
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Date | 17 February [1] – c. 1 May 2017 | ||
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Status | Ended | ||
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Detained | >700[3] |
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