Those who showed their prestige shouted slogans of boycotting the discussion of state affairs. The government imposes a new tax called parasite tax on people who work less than 183 days a year, and the living standard drops. Beware of violent police. Inspectors rushed to the assembly site in the center of Minsk with shields, prevented Wei Shi from entering the site and blocked the entrance and exit of a square. The Belarusian government banned the anti-government rally, but the demonstrators ignored the ban and about 700 people tried to swim along the downtown street.
In addition to Minsk, Brest and Grodno also held demonstrations, but on a relatively small scale. Since February, there have been many demonstrations in Belarus, which were initially triggered by the government's intention to levy a tax of about $250 on so-called social parasites who work less than six months a year. Later, the focus of the demonstration turned to opposing President Lukashenko's governance methods. In the past two years, due to the sharp drop in oil prices and the economic downturn in Russia, Belarus has fallen into recession, and even the people who originally supported President Lukashenko are dissatisfied. Although the local government announced at the beginning of this month that it would not levy a parasite tax for one year, it is still difficult to calm public anger.
Water cannons and riot vehicles sent reinforcements one after another. The police took away many people at the performance scene, whether they were showing off or not. Reportedly, passers-by and at least 30 journalists were detained. The old man was also taken away. Some media criticized the police for being rude and violent, and many people reported being beaten. Local civil rights monitoring organizations estimate that about 600 people were taken away by the police. People, power groups, organizations, countries and international organizations call on the Belarusian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all detained and banned people and end the town.