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Dozens of Anti-Lukashenko Demonstrators Detained in Belarus

RFE/RL

   A Belarusian human rights group says security forces have detained
   dozens of people during protests calling on strongman Alexander
   Lukashenko to step down.
   The Vyasna rights group said on December 20 that at least 42 people had
   been detained in the capital, Minsk, and the cities of Barysau, Homel,
   Hrodna, and Salihorsk.
   Marches and rallies were reported in several districts of Minsk,
   accordng to RFE/RL's Belarus Service, with many carrying the
   opposition's red-and-white flag or banners.
   Smaller protests were also held in other towns and cities across
   Belarus.

   Belarus has been roiled by nearly daily protests since early August
   when Lukashenko was declared victor of a presidential election that
   opposition leaders said was flawed.

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