Lithuania-based opposition leader Svitlana Tikhanouskaya called on Belarusian protesters to employ force against self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for the first time on Nov. 13. Tikhanouskaya called on Belarusians to physically capture Lukashenko, regime officials, and security forces responsible for carrying out Lukashenko’s orders, so they can stand trial at an upcoming “People’s Tribunal.” Tikhanouskaya promised amnesty for protesters who help capture these targets.
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Opposition supporters wrapped in former white-red-white flags of Belarus walk during a demonstration called by the opposition movement for an end to the regime of authoritarian leader in Minsk on Sept. 20, 2020.
