500 Reported Arrested in Belarus Protests

500 Reported Arrested in Belarus Protests
Belarusian riot police detain demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, on Nov. 15, 2020. AP Photo
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KYIV, Ukraine—A human rights group in Belarus said more than 500 people were arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down.

The Sunday demonstrations continued the wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. In the capital Minsk, police wielded clubs and used tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of demonstrators.