Large-scale protest against President Belarus More than 100 people arrested 31 August 4:44
More than 100 people were detained in a massive protest against President Lukashenko on the 30th in the former Soviet Belarus, where tensions continue after the presidential election.
In Belarus, an anti-government protest campaigned against President Lukashenko, who claimed to have won the presidential election on the 9th of this month, for alleged corruption in the election for three weeks, and on the 30th there was a large-scale Protest demonstration was held.
On the 30th, President Lukashenko's 66th birthday, and in the capital Minsk, a protest corps with an estimated 100,000 people walked along the main street, saying, "Celebrate after the president retired." ..
In response, security forces embarked on an "unauthorized demonstration" and, according to the Belarusian Ministry of Interior, had detained 125 people so far.
The Belarusian presidential office also announced on Thursday that President Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation, and that a summit meeting will be held in Moscow in the coming weeks.
Regarding the situation in Belarus, Putin urged a peaceful solution through dialogue, while confirming the results of the presidential election in an interview on the national television on 29th, demonstrating his stance to support the Lukashenko administration, and the opposition We are growing distrust of Russia.