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Newshour: 23/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Belarus opposition holds mass rally in Minsk despite ban

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Belarus opposition holds mass rally in Minsk despite ban

23/08/2020 20:06 GMT

23/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Belarus opposition holds mass rally in Minsk despite ban

BBC World Service - Newshour, Belarus opposition holds mass rally in Minsk despite ban

Tens of thousands filled the central square in Minsk despite heavy police presence

Tens of thousands filled the central square in Minsk despite heavy police presence.

Opposition supporters in Belarus have held a mass rally in the capital Minsk, two weeks after a disputed election gave President Alexander Lukashenko another term in office.

Also in the programme: US-led coalition troops withdraw from Iraq's Camp Taji base; and South Korea's records its largest number of daily covid cases since early March.

Picture: People march during an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results, in Minsk, Belarus August 23, 2020. Credit: REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko.

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