March of 100,000 Marks Week 7 of Belarus Protests

March of 100,000 Marks Week 7 of Belarus Protests
Protesters with old Belarusian national flags march during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, on Sept. 20, 2020. TUT.by/AP Photo
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KYIV, Ukraine—Tens of thousands of Belarusians calling for the authoritarian president to resign marched through the capital Sunday as the country’s wave of protests entered its seventh week.

Hundreds of soldiers blocked off the center of Minsk, deploying water cannons and armored personnel carriers, and erecting barbed wire barriers. Protests also took place in several other cities, including Brest and Grodno.