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    Massive Protests Continue In Belarus As Demonstrators Demand Lukashenko Resign

    Protesters in Minsk took to the streets in large numbers Sunday for the fifth weekend in a row, demanding that authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko step down.
    by Samantha Raphelson Sep 13, 2020 2 minutes
    Opposition supporters protest against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Sunday.

    More than 100,000 protesters flooded the streets of the capital Minsk on Sunday in ongoing protests calling for Belarus' authoritarian president to resign.

    Sunday's protests come on the eve of President Alexander Lukashenko's planned meeting on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. It with 80% of the vote, but outside observers including the and U.S. State Department say the results were rigged.

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