Police in Belarus beat demonstrators with batons and rounded up opposition leaders in a violent crackdown after an election on December 19 that returned incumbent President Alyaksandr Lukashenka for a fourth term with 80 percent of the vote.
Belarus: Scenes Of The Crackdown
![Thousands of opponents of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka rallied in the center of Minsk to protest the election, which they say was rigged.](https://gdb.rferl.org/093d53c1-c80f-4048-bd3f-9ee7f316c2ae_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of opponents of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka rallied in the center of Minsk to protest the election, which they say was rigged.
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![A man from among the group of protesters smashes a glass door of the parliament building during a rally denouncing the results of the presidential election.](https://gdb.rferl.org/9ef27e1b-3030-4446-bedf-018bd8901146_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man from among the group of protesters smashes a glass door of the parliament building during a rally denouncing the results of the presidential election.
![An opposition supporter appeals to riot police for sympathy.](https://gdb.rferl.org/9e56a9b7-7986-41de-ab9b-adb4abb17b90_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An opposition supporter appeals to riot police for sympathy.
Бахшҳо
- Тоҷикистон
- Ҷаҳон
- Сиёсат
- Иқтисод
- Фарҳанг
- Ҳамватан
- Варзиш
- Видео
- Блогистон
- Осиёи Марказӣ
- Ҷомeа
- Нигористон
- Гузоришҳои радиоӣ
- Ҳодиса
- Назарҳо ва боварҳо
- Озодӣ Онлайн
- Баъд аз гузориши Озодӣ
- Гапи Озод
- Салом, хоҳар
- Рӯзгори муҳоҷир