Editing Anti-Authoritarianism (section)

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The '''Belarusian Opposition''' consists of groups and individuals in Belarus seeking to challenge the country's leader [[File:Lukash.png]] [[Social Authoritarianism|Alexander Lukashenko]], whom supporters of the movement often consider to be a dictator. Supporters of the movement tend to call for a parliamentary democracy based on a Western mode, with freedom of speech and political and religious pluralism.

The Belarusian Opposition movement has a long history, but it has recently resurged during the 2020 presidential elections, when the opposition leader [[File:Tsikhanouskaya.png]] [[Populism|Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya]] claimed she had won the election, but was stopped due to fraud in the election. Many people were outraged by this, which sparked massive protests, calling for Lukashenko to abdicate, and for the opposition leader to be put into power. Protests emerged from the Belarusian opposition condemning Lukashenko's support and involvement with the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on 27 February 2022, shortly after the war's beginning. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, over 800 people had been detained for involvement within these protests. Activists from the opposition later engaged in activity to support Ukraine in the conflict, including attacks on the Belarusian Railway, a state railroad which had been utilized by Russia to support the Kyiv offensive.