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© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
By Andrei Makhovsky
By Andrei Makhovsky
© Reuters/STRINGER Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian security forces detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as crowds rallied in central Minsk accusing President Alexander Lukashenko of rigging last month's election.
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian security forces detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as crowds rallied in central Minsk accusing President Alexander Lukashenko of rigging last month's election.
© Reuters/STRINGER Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
One group of women chanted "Our president is Sveta!" - referring to opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who they say won the vote - before riot police dragged many of them into vans. Other protesters were arrested nearby.
One group of women chanted "Our president is Sveta!" - referring to opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who they say won the vote - before riot police dragged many of them into vans. Other protesters were arrested nearby.
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
Belarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, has been rocked by mass street protests since Lukashenko's claim of a landslide victory in an Aug. 9 vote.
Belarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, has been rocked by mass street protests since Lukashenko's claim of a landslide victory in an Aug. 9 vote.
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
He has denied rigging the election and dismissed opposition accusations of mass arrests and abuses as a Western smear campaign.
He has denied rigging the election and dismissed opposition accusations of mass arrests and abuses as a Western smear campaign.
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
On Saturday, video on social media showed police detaining Nina Baginskaya, a 73-year-old who has become a central figure of the protest movement after scuffling with police last month.
On Saturday, video on social media showed police detaining Nina Baginskaya, a 73-year-old who has become a central figure of the protest movement after scuffling with police last month.
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
The footage showed a masked riot police officer ripping a red and white flag out of Baginskaya's hands before dragging her into a van.
The footage showed a masked riot police officer ripping a red and white flag out of Baginskaya's hands before dragging her into a van.
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
Protesters have used the flag that Belarus adopted after the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, before Lukashenko restored the Soviet version four years later.
Protesters have used the flag that Belarus adopted after the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, before Lukashenko restored the Soviet version four years later.
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
Lukashenko, a 66-year-old former collective farm manager, was sworn in for a sixth term on Wednesday in a ceremony held without warning, prompting thousands to take the streets of the capital.
Lukashenko, a 66-year-old former collective farm manager, was sworn in for a sixth term on Wednesday in a ceremony held without warning, prompting thousands to take the streets of the capital.
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
(Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; editing by Jason Neely and Andrew Heavens)
(Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; editing by Jason Neely and Andrew Heavens)
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
© Reuters/TUT.BY Belarusian opposition supporters hold a rally in Minsk
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