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Demonstrators are arrested and journalists briefly detained "for document checking" at an anti-Lukashenko demonstration on Independence Square. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier vowed military support for close ally and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, while urging a peaceful resolution to the unrest and protests that erupted after the disputed August 9 vote. IMAGES
Police clash with demonstrators in the streets of Lima to protest the removal of President Martin Vizcarra in an impeachment vote and his replacement by little-known Speaker of Congress Merino. IMAGES
Huge crowds of Belarusian protesters flood the capital Minsk, calling on President Alexander Lukashenko to step down and dozens were arrested. Viasna rights groups said at least 150 people had been detained in the capital and other cities. IMAGES
Protesters come out for the seventeenth consecutive day in Minsk, against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. On Sunday 23 August 2020, tens of thousands took part in some of the largest protests in the country's recent history for a second Sunday in a row. Demonstrators have daily flooded the streets of the former Soviet country demanding the resignation of authoritarian leader Lukashenko since he claimed a sixth term in disputed elections on August 9. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators gather on Independence Square in central Minsk, Belarus, waving the red-and-white flags of the opposition and calling on President Alexander Lukashenko to resign, the latest in a wave of protests after he claimed a sixth term in August 9 ballot. IMAGES