2020-09-24T02:00:02+00:00

Lukashenko has been sworn in as Belarusian president

Modification: Added background Credit: Serge Serebro, Vitebsk Popular News / Wikimedia Commons

Without previous announcement Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in as president of Belarus for a sixth term.

Thousands of people have moved to protest the move and people have been detained by Belarusian security forces. In addition water cannons have been used in order to disperse the protesting crowds.

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