Mass protests in Belarus have continued for a ninth straight week against the country’s authoritarian leader, who won his sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged.
The demonstrators, including more than 100,000 in Minsk on Oct. 4 in the most recent rally, have demanded the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko and called for the release of political prisoners. Police have used water cannons in an attempt to disperse the crowds, but the protesters remain undeterred.
