Protesters arrested in Belarus during opposition rally

Demonstration in Minsk was banned by Alexander Lukashenko’s governmentScores of people have been arrested in the Belarus capital, Minsk, as supporters of the country’s repressed opposition tried to hold a protest march.The attempted demonstration was to mark the 100th anniversary of the short-lived Belarusian People’s Republic of 1918-19, seen by the opposition as the foundation of an independent Belarus. Continue reading...