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Thousands of people have been arrested in nationwide street protests that pose the biggest challenge to strongman President Alexander Lukashenko's 26-year rule.
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People react during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Men walk out of a detention center after being released, following recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
A woman reacts as she is released from a detention center, following recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
An ambulance leaves a detention center, as people wait for relatives and friends to be released, following recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
A woman holds a flower during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Woman walk out of a detention center after being released, following recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
People, including employees of Belarusian Railway company, gather in a street to protest against violence following recent opposition rallies to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
People gather in a street during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
People, including employees of Belarusian Railway company, gather in a street to protest against violence following recent opposition rallies to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
People gather in a street during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
People gather in a street during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
People hold flowers while lining up along a traffic way during a demonstration against violence following recent protests to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Ambassador of Sweden to Belarus Christina Johannesson lays flowers in memory of a protester, who was killed during recent rallies against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Believers take part in a religious procession against violence following recent protests to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. The placards read: "We are against violence" and "We are praying".
Believers take part in a religious procession against violence following recent protests to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Armenian citizen Vartan Grigoryan poses for a picture outside a detention centre in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020.
A man, who is search of his son, shows a photograph to public outside a detention centre for people detained during recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Women react outside a detention centre, where people detained during recent protests against the presidential election results are held in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Women take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Relatives and friends of detained participants of the recent protests against the presidential election results gather outside a detention centre in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
A woman sits on the ground outside a detention centre where detained participants of the recent protests against the presidential election results are being held in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Servicemen of the Belarusian Interior Ministry watch from the roof as relatives and friends of detained participants of the recent protests against the presidential election results gather outside a detention centre, in Minsk, Belarus August 12,
Women take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
People take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
A tattoo reading "Flowers are better than bullets" is seen on the leg of a woman attending a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12,
A woman takes part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Belarusian healthcare workers take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. The banner reads: "Stop the violence.
A woman interacts with a Belarusian law enforcement officer near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
A demonstrator holding a flare climbs on top of a trolleybus during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
People talk to Belarusian law enforcement officers near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Belarusian law enforcement officers detain a man near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Demonstrators set up a barricade on a street during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
Demonstrators stand on trash containers used as a makeshift barricade during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
A woman gestures as she stands near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
A Belarusian law enforcement officer approaches women, who react while sitting on the pavement during a rally of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Police vehicle rams barricades setup during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Belarusian law enforcement officers are seen during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
An injured man smokes a cigarette as he attends a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
People react on tear gas fired by Belarusian law enforcement officers as they attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Belarusian law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Belarusian opposition supporters attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Belarusian law enforcement officers attempt to detain men during a rally of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Belarusian opposition supporters shout slogans during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
A law enforcement officer gestures next to a man laying on the ground during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed at the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020.
A man laying on the ground receives assistance during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed at the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020.