Students of Minsk State Linguistic University attend a rally in Minsk, Belarus. The Belarusian opposition initiated mass protests nationwide after a presidential election on August 9 saw incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko reelected for a sixth term. Opposition figures and their supporters disagree with the official results of the election and are holding mass demonstrations for over a month. Thousands of protesters have been detained since the election, and opposition accuses the security forces of excessive violence during peaceful demonstrations.
- Categories: Human Interest, Social Issues
- Location: Minsk, Belarus
- Event date: 14.09.2020
- Date published: 14.09.2020
- Author: Alexey Maishev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5317x3423px, 10.1Mb
- Job-ID: 2ea5d6ea304e1dd8