A group of women wearing white take part in a peaceful rally to protest against police violence during the dispersal of civil protests, in Minsk, Belarus. Mass protests began across the country on Sunday evening after the official results of the presidential election showed incumbent leader Alexander Lukashenko's landslide victory with over 80 percent of the vote. Some 5,000 people have been detained during the demonstrations, according to the Interior Ministry.
- Categories: Social Issues, Politics
- Location: Minsk, Belarus
- Event date: 12.08.2020
- Date published: 12.08.2020
- Author: Tatyana Ilyasova
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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