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More than 1,000 Detained as Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades on
Protesters

RFE/RL Belarus Service

   MINSK - Belarusian police detained more than 1,000 people Sunday during
   protests across the country demanding the resignation of President
   Alexander Lukashenko and a new election following a disputed vote in
   August.

   The Vyasna human rights group said most detentions were made in Minsk,
   where black-clad security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to
   disperse thousands of demonstrators. Two people were beaten by masked
   security officers inside a grocery store.

   At least 18 journalists, including four contributors to RFE/RL's
   Belarus Service, were among those detained in Minsk and other cities,
   according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.

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