Belarus Police Detain Over 100, Including Opposition Media Editors

Belarus Police Detain Over 100, Including Opposition Media Editors
Belarusian law enforcement officers stand guard in a street in Minsk, Belarus, on March 25, 2021. BelaPAN via Reuters
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MOSCOW—Belarus police detained over 100 people on Saturday, among them three editors of online news platforms, as they gathered for fresh protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, according to reports from the outlets and the Russian RIA state-run news agency.

The city square in Minsk where the demonstration was called to start on Saturday afternoon was surrounded by police vehicles and prison vans, and roads leading to it were closed.