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Minsk (Belarus), 12 Aug (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Tatyana Zenkovich).- Post-electoral protests continue in Belarus but are losing strength after the exile of the unified opposition candidate, Svetlana Tijanovskaya, and the harsh repression of demonstrations by the security forces. The demonstrations have mobilised the country's women, who have seen in them a chance to make their voices heard, which were silenced during the years of Lukashenko's rule. On Wednesday, hundreds of women formed human chains in different neighbourhoods of Minsk to express their solidarity with the demonstrators arrested during the three days of protest following the elections. FOOTAGE OF A WOMEN'S CHAIN IN MINSK AS A SIGNAL OF SUPPORT FOR DETAINED AND INJURED MANIFESTERS DURING PROTESTS AGAINST THE ELECTORAL RESULT
Tens of thousands rally for free elections in Hong Kong as the city marks the 18th anniversary of its return to China. Pavithra George reports.
The United States says that a ceasefire voted by the United Nations can "only" be implemented once Hamas begins releasing hostages it still holds. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for elections in Senegal as soon as possible as he voices alarm on a vote delay in a call to President Macky Sall. Blinken "spoke to the president of Senegal this morning to reiterate our concern about the situation there and to make quite clear that we want to see elections continue as they were scheduled -- we want see them take place as soon as possible," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Israeli anti-government protesters rally in Tel Aviv's Habima Square, calling for early elections and for the government to resign, amid the ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
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