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Protests resume in Belarus demanding president to resign

by Associated Press
| August 17, 2020 2:27 AM

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Several thousand factory workers took to the streets of Minsk on Monday, demanding the resignation of authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. It was the ninth straight day of protesting against the results of an election that extended his 26-year rule.

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