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Added on the 17/08/2020 15:40:31 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Protesters gathered outside of the state television building in Minsk following a call from Belarus's opposition for a general strike over a disputed election. IMAGES
At least tens of thousands and possibly more Belarusian protesters stage a peaceful march in the capital Minsk, keeping the pressure on strongman Alexander Lukashenko who has refused to quit after his disputed re-election, turning instead to Russia for help to stay in power. IMAGES
Hundreds of workers gather outside the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) and the Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) after the opposition calls for strikes against Lukashenko's disputed claim to have won re-election. IMAGES
Workers in the largest car factory in Belarus are holding a strike as they protest against President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election and the ensuing brutal police crackdown. IMAGES
Thousands of Georgians take to the streets of capital Tbilisi in fresh rallies against the controversial "foreign influence" bill likened to Russian laws silencing dissent. Demonstrators gathered in front of the Paragraph hotel belonging to the company of billionaire and the ruling party chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili, where a forum of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is taking place and in which members of the Georgian government are also participating. IMAGES