![Belarusian opposition activist Olga Kovalkova waves with flowers during a protest rally in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. Police in Belarus have detained several leading opposition activists who helped spearhead a wave of protests demanding the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Coordination Council established by the opposition to negotiate a transfer of power said Monday Aug. 24, 2020, police detained members Sergei Dylevsky and Olga Kovalkova in the capital of Minsk. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/Belarus_Protests_32074.jpg-8c1b6_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Belarusian opposition activist Olga Kovalkova waves with flowers during a protest rally in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. Police in Belarus have detained several leading opposition activists who helped spearhead a wave of protests demanding the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Coordination Council established by the opposition to negotiate a transfer of power said Monday Aug. 24, 2020, police detained members Sergei Dylevsky and Olga…
August 24, 2020
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August 24, 2020 4:04 p.m.
Police in Belarus detain opposition activists amid protests
Police in Belarus have detained several opposition activists who helped spearhead a wave of protests demanding the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko