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Street protests in Belarus after contested election

Thousands of people have been arrested in nationwide street protests that pose the biggest challenge to strongman President Alexander Lukashenko's 26-year rule.

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Street protests in Belarus after contested election

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  1. Street protests in Belarus after contested election

  2. People react during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  3. Men walk out of a detention center after being released, following recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  4. A woman reacts as she is released from a detention center, following recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  5. An ambulance leaves a detention center, as people wait for relatives and friends to be released, following recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  6. A woman holds a flower during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  7. Woman walk out of a detention center after being released, following recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  8. People, including employees of Belarusian Railway company, gather in a street to protest against violence following recent opposition rallies to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

  9. People gather in a street during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  10. People, including employees of Belarusian Railway company, gather in a street to protest against violence following recent opposition rallies to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

  11. People gather in a street during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  12. People gather in a street during an opposition rally to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  13. People hold flowers while lining up along a traffic way during a demonstration against violence following recent protests to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  14. Ambassador of Sweden to Belarus Christina Johannesson lays flowers in memory of a protester, who was killed during recent rallies against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  15. Believers take part in a religious procession against violence following recent protests to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. The placards read: "We are against violence" and "We are praying".

  16. Believers take part in a religious procession against violence following recent protests to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  17. Armenian citizen Vartan Grigoryan poses for a picture outside a detention centre in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020.

  18. A man, who is search of his son, shows a photograph to public outside a detention centre for people detained during recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  19. Women react outside a detention centre, where people detained during recent protests against the presidential election results are held in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  20. Women take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  21. Relatives and friends of detained participants of the recent protests against the presidential election results gather outside a detention centre in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  22. A woman sits on the ground outside a detention centre where detained participants of the recent protests against the presidential election results are being held in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  23. Servicemen of the Belarusian Interior Ministry watch from the roof as relatives and friends of detained participants of the recent protests against the presidential election results gather outside a detention centre, in Minsk, Belarus August 12,

  24. Women take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  25. People take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  26. A tattoo reading "Flowers are better than bullets" is seen on the leg of a woman attending a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12,

  27. A woman takes part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  28. Belarusian healthcare workers take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rallies of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. The banner reads: "Stop the violence.

  29. A woman interacts with a Belarusian law enforcement officer near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

  30. A demonstrator holding a flare climbs on top of a trolleybus during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS

  31. People talk to Belarusian law enforcement officers near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

  32. Belarusian law enforcement officers detain a man near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

  33. Demonstrators set up a barricade on a street during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS

  34. People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS

  35. People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS

  36. Demonstrators stand on trash containers used as a makeshift barricade during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS

  37. A woman gestures as she stands near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  38. A Belarusian law enforcement officer approaches women, who react while sitting on the pavement during a rally of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  39. Police vehicle rams barricades setup during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  40. People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  41. Belarusian law enforcement officers are seen during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  42. An injured man smokes a cigarette as he attends a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  43. People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  44. People react on tear gas fired by Belarusian law enforcement officers as they attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  45. Belarusian law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  46. Belarusian opposition supporters attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  47. Belarusian law enforcement officers attempt to detain men during a rally of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  48. Belarusian opposition supporters shout slogans during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

  49. A law enforcement officer gestures next to a man laying on the ground during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed at the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020.

  50. A man laying on the ground receives assistance during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed at the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020.

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