MINSK – Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was under growing pressure on August 16 with rival protests due to converge on the capital a week after a contested presidential election that has thrown his country into turmoil.
Reuters: Lukashenko under pressure as rival protests planned in Belarus capital
A woman holding flowers gestures as she protests against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 13, 2020.
