Keep up pressure on Lukashenko

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Now the Secure messaging app, which Belarus protesters use to organisation of protests and spreading of news about repressions there, according to www.theguardian.com

Since August, the protest has also become localised, and hundreds of smaller groups have appeared. 

Now there are Telegram channels for each city, each district, and in some cases even individual apartment blocks. They provide support for people who get detailed by police, a forum to swap ideas, and in many parts of Minsk, local protest events, lectures or concerts, according to The Guardian.

In an effort to stamp out the growing number of protest-themed murals appearing on walls of Belarus, the Interior Ministry has warned that graffiti artists face up to 12 years in prison. 

The most famous of these courtyard protest venues is just north of the centre, where a mural has been painted of two DJs who achieved cult status before the election, when they were hired for a pro-Lukashenko gathering and played the perestroika-era track Changes, which has become the unofficial anthem of the Belarusian uprising. 

A Mural of two DJs that defied the state at a state-sponsored concert is the most iconic of all the images.

The square has been unofficially renamed Changes Square and attracts musicians who give concerts most weekends.