Film is no time to land right growing. As the Venice Film Festival draws to a close and the movie industry is hailing a pandemic reboot for global cinema. And characters and welcome to the show and the bellary stand capital meant mass protests have started again amid significant security presence on the streets. I think this comes after saturdays protest where groups of masked men in uniforms violently confronted a march of thousands of women many were carrying portraits of Opposition Leader maria who was jailed this week after police tried to force her out of the country lot. Months and just few did president ial election has put president Alexander Lukashenko draw a lot of pressure. On the correspondent Nick Connelly is reporting for us from minsk make a protesters a keeping up with the pressure what does that look like today. Well that is the 1000000. 00 question how many people will do the test and get out today theres obviously pressure on them to bring out more every week and it
A make. Reports on but also one. Of. The predations the people here on the ground know that this is a country that it has no call for a court of one man called i think and now it looks like going to look strength is going to be more heavily on russia take more Russian Support is. Russia point any fact that will happen isnt clear yet. Were going to cling to. Them making. People mystery you referred to. This through all the hurt of. Standoff continues but one which. Showing no sign of being scared or intimidated by the for man apologies to our viewers there for some of the screaming in the background but an economy reporting far as a from thank you very much 6. Voters across russia are casting their ballots in local elections which are being seen as a key test of president Vladimir Putins a grip on power the polls are overshadowed by last months a near fatal poisoning of the Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny his team a once russians to vote for the candidate with the best chance of defeat
Is that is unclear including your position most of them as you mentioned by the behind bars all forced out of the country to a whole host of new leaders now taking up those spots of a case by people who have been basically taken out by this regime but he these protesters really need to lead a lot of this is about Horizontal Organization people organizing with their neighbors students organizing with all the students people meeting all social media so even if the government here works take out 1020 or even hundreds of these more active and more obvious because that is no guarantee that these protests will end but now the standoff continues to think are refusing any kind of dialogue and to growing these people out of treatment as western agents but it doesnt seem like people are put off by that these are the same slogans theyve heard from him over the buzzword was a treat it doesnt seem to put him off enough all right nic on the reporting for us from minced thank you. Voters across russi
Gold learned the best is known and learned particularly. As the Venice Film Festival calls it a wrap and the movie industry is hailing of a pandemic reboot for global cinema. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show Security Forces in belarus have detained at least 250 demonstrators during renew to mass protests in the capital minsk an estimated 100000 people are taking part in whats being dubbed the march of heroes the protests to highlight the plight of those detained on suspicion of trying to overthrow the government prodemocracy rallies have gathered momentum says since last months disputed president ial election stepping up the pressure on authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko. Well the w. Correspondent Nick Connelly is reporting for us from minsk nader protesters keeping up the pressure what does that look like today from where you are. To the new well maybe some of the chance around me we are on the ground ready to. Talk because i think you live. By that thats a pretty. Go
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