Belarusian Police Arrest Dozens Of Anti-Government Protesters In Central Minsk

MINSK (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th November, 2020) Belarusian police rounded up dozens of anti-government protesters who held an unauthorized gathering in central Minsk on Sunday, a Sputnik correspondent said.

The demonstrators tried to get together in a yard near the Pushkin metro station, dubbed "Square of Change," but were surrounded by police and escorted to vans one by one.

Several officers were seen tearing down red-and-white ribbons, flags and banners associated with opposition to reelected President Alexander Lukashenko. A lone-standing tent was also removed.