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Police detain around 100 anti-government protesters in Belarus capitalCrowds of people have taken part in dozens of small rallies scattered all around Minsk.WorldDec 20, 2020
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More than 100 detained as thousands of anti-Lukashenko protesters march in BelarusLukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, has shrugged off the scale of protests, saying they are sponsored by the West.PoliticsDec 6, 2020
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More than 100 protesters detained by Belarus forces at pro-democracy ralliesBelarusian security forces detained more than 100 protesters on Sunday at rallies in Minsk the opposition had billed as "the march of neighbors," a rights group reported and videos on local social media showed.WorldNov 29, 2020
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Crowds of retirees march in Belarus demanding Lukashenko’s resignationProtesters held portraits of opposition supporter Raman Bandarenka, who died earlier this month after reportedly being beaten by security forces.PoliticsNov 23, 2020
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Police fire warning shots, use stun grenades as thousands protest Lukashenko in BelarusDemonstrators carried banners reading, "The people's memory (lasts) longer than a life of a dictatorship" and "Stop torturing your people!"PoliticsNov 1, 2020
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Thousands protest in Belarus, call for president’s resignation as deadline loomsOver 200,000 people took part in the demonstration in Minsk, the Viasna human rights centre said.WorldOct 25, 2020
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Hundreds of protesters in Belarus continue to push for president’s resignationSeveral hundred women marched across the capital of Belarus in heavy rain Saturday to demand the resignation of the country's authoritarian president, continuing more than 2 1/2 months of protests against his challenged reelection to a sixth term.WorldOct 24, 2020
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Scores of protesters detained as Belarus police disperse demonstrationThe Viasna human rights centre said more than 30 demonstrators were detained.PoliticsOct 17, 2020
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Belarusian police detain dozens following protester crackdownBelarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, has been rocked by street protests and strikes since authorities announced that veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko had won an Aug. 9 vote by a landslide.PoliticsOct 11, 2020
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Belarus leader Lukashenko visits imprisoned opposition activistsLukashenko's office said that "the goal of the president was to hear everyone's opinion." Among 11 jailed activists who attended the meeting were several members of the opposition's Coordination Council and Viktor Babariko, the former head of a major Russia-owned bank.PoliticsOct 10, 2020
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