Over 300 Detained in Belarus During Protests Against Leader

Over 300 Detained in Belarus During Protests Against Leader
Demonstrators wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, at right one waves an old Belarusian national flag, during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus on Dec. 6, 2020. AP Photo
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KYIV, Ukraine—More than 300 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Dec. 6, where crowds of people took to the streets for the 18th consecutive weekend, demanding the ouster of the country’s authoritarian leader, who won a sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged.

Thousands of people on Dec. 6 took part in dozens of small rallies scattered all over Minsk, the Belarusian capital—a new tactic the opposition employed, instead of one large gathering, to make it harder for security forces to target protesters.