02:12Tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets of Minsk for an anti-government protest under the motto "March for Peace and Independence" on Sunday.
Opposition supporters tried to enter Independence Square, where the protest had initially been planned to be held. The passage to the square was blocked by law enforcement officers. The security forces started dispersing the protesters, detaining 140 people, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
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: 140 detained at anti-govt protest in Minsk - Interior Ministry
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets of Minsk for an anti-government protest under the motto "March for Peace and Independence" on Sunday.
Opposition supporters tried to enter Independence Square, where the protest had initially been planned to be held. The passage to the square was blocked by law enforcement officers. The security forces started dispersing the protesters, detaining 140 people, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
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.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets of Minsk for an anti-government protest under the motto "March for Peace and Independence" on Sunday.
Opposition supporters tried to enter Independence Square, where the protest had initially been planned to be held. The passage to the square was blocked by law enforcement officers. The security forces started dispersing the protesters, detaining 140 people, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
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.