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Belarus protesters defy Lukashenko, continue to gather

Despite Lukashenko's threats, Belarus protesters stay on the streets

08/24/2020

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Belarus protesters defy Lukashenko, continue to gather

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Despite Lukashenko's threats, Belarus protesters stay on the streets

Protests in Belarus have not let up, two weeks after an election denounced as a fraud by the U.S., the European Union and the opposition to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Now, leaders of that opposition movement, including Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich, have been summoned for questioning. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports.

08/24/2020

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