Kyiv (Ukraine): More than 300 people were arrested on Saturday in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, during a women’s protest demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko. These include elderly women who have been the face of the protests that have been going on for the past six weeks. More than 2,000 women took part in the protests. Protests started in Belarus after the presidential election on August 9, which continue unabated.
Officials say Lukashenko won the presidential election for the seventh time with 80 percent of the vote, while opponents and some election activists say the results have been rigged. Human rights group Viasna has said that more than 320 people have been arrested during the protest on Saturday. The detained women also include 73-year-old former geologist Nina Bahinskaya, who has become a popular face of the protests.
