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Around twenty people demonstrating against the disputed reelection of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are arrested during a protest attended by roughly 1,000 people on Minsk's Independence Square, which has been the scene of unprecedented anti-government demonstrations in recent weeks. Since the August 9 election, mass demonstrations have pushed back against Lukashenko's claim to have won 80 percent of the vote and yet another term as president after 26 years in power. Last Sunday 23 August 2020 saw a crowd of more than 100,000 hit Minsk streets for the second Sunday in a row. IMAGES
Belarus opposition supporters protest in Warsaw against the detention of Roman Protasevich. On 23 May 2021, Belarus scrambled a military jet to divert a Ryanair plane and arrested 26-year-old opposition journalist and activist Roman Protasevich who was onboard, triggering a global outcry. IMAGES
Police fire tear gas at opposition protesters and make arrests in the capital Minsk, in the latest of three months of demonstrations against the re-election of strongman president Alexander Lukashenko. IMAGES
Belarusians take to the streets of the capital Minsk in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounts over the recent death of an opposition activist. Belarusian rights group Viasna says at least 328 people were detained, including journalists. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets of cities throughout Belarus every weekend since August 9 when President Lukashenko claimed a sixth presidential term in elections that his critics and Western countries said were rigged. IMAGES
Police use a stun grenade in Minsk to disperse an anti-Lukashenko demonstration. For three months running, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Belarus on Sundays to protest against the disputed re-election of Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for more than two decades. IMAGES
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