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Belarus: Students detained while protesting nation's leader

by Associated Press
| September 1, 2020 5:03 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities resumed detaining protesters in the country's capital Tuesday as university students took to the streets to demand the resignation of the country’s authoritarian leader after an election the political opposition has denounced as rigged.

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