Minsk Police Detains 200 Women Demanding Resignation of ‘Authoritarian’ Belarus President

Police officers detain women during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Daily protests calling for the authoritarian president’s resignation are now in their second month and opposition determination appears strong despite the detention of protest leaders. (AP Photo/TUT.by)

More than 2,000 women took part in the march in Minsk. Such anti-government marches have become a regular feature of the unprecedented wave of large, persistent protests that began after the Aug. 9 presidential election.

Police in the capital of Belarus…

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