24K views · 63 reactions | More than 2,000 people have been detained in Belarus following protests against the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko | Read more: https://bit.ly/2CggfGk | RTÉ News | Facebook

A taxi driver in Belarus has become an unlikely hero of the protests against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko after his quick thinking helped a man escape from riot police | Read more: https://bit.ly/3j0TZAn | RTÉ News

3.6K views · 286 reactions | Belarusians flying red-and-white opposition flags gathered near President Alexander Lukashenko’s residence at the weekend as protesters kept up pressure on the veteran leader to resign. The largely peaceful protesters saw sporadic arrests, with 140 people reportedly detained. Read more: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-08-31/Belarus-President-s-birthday-marked-with-protests-and-arrests-TnXTcC69Ww/index.html | CGTNEurope | Facebook