Protesters failed to compel self-declared Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s resignation on Oct. 25 – the deadline of the opposition’s ultimatum for his resignation. Over 100,000 Belarusians protested in Minsk and other major cities in line with Lithuania-based opposition leader Svitlana Tikhanouskaya’s ultimatum to Lukashenko for his resignation on Oct. 25. Belarusian security services in Minsk cordoned off-key roads, blocked cellular internet services, and closed downtown metro stations. Riot police used rubber bullets and stun grenade salvos to disperse protesters at dusk. Protesters did not regroup at midnight after the ultimatum’s deadline expired. Police detained at least 500 protesters in Belarus, including 160 in Minsk, on Oct. 25.
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Opposition supporters parade through the streets during a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk on Oct. 11, 2020.
