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Thousands in Belarus form 'lines of solidarity' in protest

by Associated Press
| August 13, 2020 5:03 AM

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Crowds of protesters in Belarus swarmed the streets and thousands of workers rallied outside industrial plants Thursday to denounce a police crackdown on demonstrations over a disputed election that extended the 26-year rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

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