In response to police firing stun grenades at protestors, Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya called for a nationwide strike. Tikhanovskaya threatened the strike if Alexander Lukashenko does not resign. Protests havebeen taking place in Belarus in response to the election of Lukashenko that many believe was rigged. Protests in Minsk marched towards Lukashenko's residence at the Independence Palace and were broken up by Belarusian police using stun grenades, rubber bullets, and water cannons. Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya delivered her three demands from a location in Lithuania, where she has been in exile since August.
Michael Sorensen
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54684753
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