![Belarusian opposition supporters march during a rally as police block an area with a barbed wire fence in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. A vast demonstration with many thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian president are rallying in the capital, continuing the public dissent since the disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/Belarus_Protest_51267.jpg-2b247_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Belarusian opposition supporters march during a rally as police block an area with a barbed wire fence in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. A vast demonstration with many thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian president are rallying in the capital, continuing the public dissent since the disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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