More than 20,000 peaceful protesters flooded into Minsk’s Independence Square on August 14 to demonstrate against the country’s presidential election, which is widely seen as rigged, to call for an end to police brutality against protesters, and to demand President Alyaksandr Lukashenka step down.
In the western Belarusian city of Hrodna, people marched in the streets on August 14 to protest against the August 9 presidential election, which is widely seen as rigged in favor of the country’s authoritarian president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka-RFE/RL
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