Following 90 days of protests in Belarus, police there are beginning to crackdown on protesters. Thousands of demonstrators descended on Minsk, the capital, but were met with opposition from riot officers and armored vehicles. According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists at least 9 journalists were arrested while the human rights organizations VIasna said over 500 people were detained. Lukashenko the current president is serving his 6th term after allegations of election tampering which led to the protests. The president's main opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, was forced to flee to Lithuania where she expressed hope that a Biden administration would put pressure on Lukashenko.
Link: https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-arrests-minsk-europe-3a4e7386b68cda3890cf208ba4d23d69
Matthew J. Nealon
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