A year has passed since a presidential election put Alexander Lukashenko in the seat of power once again, despite enormous protests, public outrage, and allegations of fraud. People took to the streets in their thousands and were met by flashbang-throwing, nightstick-swinging officers from the special OMON riot police division.
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A man holds a picture of the Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko reading "Go away!" during a protest rally against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in central Minsk on Aug. 14, 2020.
