01:24Opposition supporters gathered for an unauthorized rally called the "March of Peace and Independence" on Sunday to protest against the results of the August 9 presidential elections.
Protesters were seen chanting "Belarus" while approaching law enforcement officers in the centre of the Belarussian capital. At the same time riot police placed special vehicles and other equipment to block the road.
Belarus has been swept by anti-government protests following the disputed presidential election that saw incumbent president Aleksander Lukashenko re-elected for a sixth term. On August 19 the European Union announced sanctions against "a substantial number of individuals responsible for violence, repression, and election fraud" in Belarus.
Belarus: Mass opposition protest takes place in Minsk
Opposition supporters gathered for an unauthorized rally called the "March of Peace and Independence" on Sunday to protest against the results of the August 9 presidential elections.
Protesters were seen chanting "Belarus" while approaching law enforcement officers in the centre of the Belarussian capital. At the same time riot police placed special vehicles and other equipment to block the road.
Belarus has been swept by anti-government protests following the disputed presidential election that saw incumbent president Aleksander Lukashenko re-elected for a sixth term. On August 19 the European Union announced sanctions against "a substantial number of individuals responsible for violence, repression, and election fraud" in Belarus.
Opposition supporters gathered for an unauthorized rally called the "March of Peace and Independence" on Sunday to protest against the results of the August 9 presidential elections.
Protesters were seen chanting "Belarus" while approaching law enforcement officers in the centre of the Belarussian capital. At the same time riot police placed special vehicles and other equipment to block the road.
Belarus has been swept by anti-government protests following the disputed presidential election that saw incumbent president Aleksander Lukashenko re-elected for a sixth term. On August 19 the European Union announced sanctions against "a substantial number of individuals responsible for violence, repression, and election fraud" in Belarus.