٠٠:٠٢:١٧Thousands of opponents of the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have taken to the streets across the country on Sunday.
Footage shows rallies in Vitebsk, Zhodino, Brest and Grodno as protesters demanded the president's resignation and the release of detained demonstrators.
Earlier on Sunday, 65,000 supporters of Lukashenko gathered at Independence square in Minsk, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. This number has not been independently verified.
Belarus has been swept by anti-government protests since the long-time leader was re-elected for another term last Sunday.
Belarus: Thousands join mass anti-Lukashenko protests across the country
Thousands of opponents of the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have taken to the streets across the country on Sunday.
Footage shows rallies in Vitebsk, Zhodino, Brest and Grodno as protesters demanded the president's resignation and the release of detained demonstrators.
Earlier on Sunday, 65,000 supporters of Lukashenko gathered at Independence square in Minsk, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. This number has not been independently verified.
Belarus has been swept by anti-government protests since the long-time leader was re-elected for another term last Sunday.
Thousands of opponents of the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have taken to the streets across the country on Sunday.
Footage shows rallies in Vitebsk, Zhodino, Brest and Grodno as protesters demanded the president's resignation and the release of detained demonstrators.
Earlier on Sunday, 65,000 supporters of Lukashenko gathered at Independence square in Minsk, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. This number has not been independently verified.
Belarus has been swept by anti-government protests since the long-time leader was re-elected for another term last Sunday.