Riot police detain protesters during an opposition rally to protest the presidential inauguration in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was not announced in advance amid weeks of huge protests saying the authoritarian leader’s reelection was rigged. Hundreds took to the streets in several cities in the evening to protest the inauguration. (AP Photo/TUT.by)
France is stepping up the pressure on Belarus longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko, with President Emmanuel Macron telling a prominent French weekly that Lukashenko must go.
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- Last Updated: September 27, 2020, 4:24 PM IST
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