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They could be enjoying a peaceful retirement, but instead they’re taking to the streets and braving police violence. One Belarusian pensioner says that last year’s presidential election was a “slap in the face” for voters because the result was falsified. Another says it was his generation’s fault for first bringing Alyaksandr Lukashenka to power in 1994.