Belarus Jails Two Opposition Leaders; Teachers Head Rally of Thousands

Belarus Jails Two Opposition Leaders; Teachers Head Rally of Thousands
People gesture as they take part in a rally against presidential election results near the Ministry of Education in Minsk on August 25, 2020. Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
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MINSK—Belarus jailed two opposition leaders for 10 days on Tuesday as the government pursued a crackdown on the few figures still at large, while schoolteachers led a new protest of thousands against President Alexander Lukashenko.

Despite most major opposition figures being in jail or exile, Lukashenko has so far failed to put down protests against his 26-year-old rule, more than two weeks after an election his opponents say was rigged.