People with a banner reading "Country for life" prepare to release balloons in colors of old Belarusian national flag into the sky to show their solidarity with the detainees at a detention centre during opposition rally in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. After the police crackdown at least 7,000 were detained by riot police, with many complaining they were beaten mercilessly. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
August 18, 2020
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August 18, 2020 11:17 a.m.
Belarus president remains defiant as strikes widen
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