Reuters: Belarus opposition sets up council; Lukashenko decries 'attempt to seize power'
MINSK (Reuters) - The nascent political opposition in Belarus set up a council inside the country on Tuesday, a move President Alexander Lukashenko denounced as an attempt to seize power 10 days after an election that has triggered mass demonstrations.
Many of Belarus’s major opposition figures are either in jail or in exile, including presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled the country after the vote her supporters say she won.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, braving a crackdown by the authorities, to demand Lukashenko resign.
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Unrest In Belarus -- News Updates August 18, 2020
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Belarus president hints at fresh repression to keep grip on power -- The Guardian
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Belarus’s Lukashenko says creation of opposition’s Coordination Council ‘coup attempt’ -- TASS
More state-controlled firms join strike against Belarus president -- Al Jazeera
People gathering for more protests in downtown Minsk -- TASS
Demonstrations held outside prison in Belarus where husband of opposition leader is held -- France 24
Belarusian opposition plans to complete formation of coordination council on Tuesday -- TASS
Strike delayed at major Belarus tractor factory after workers threatened with dismissal -- Euronews
Exclusive: Lukashenko regime 'clearly' at an end in Belarus, says Schäuble -- DW
As EU talks sanctions, Putin warns Merkel & Macron foreign interference in Belarus’ affairs is ‘unacceptable’ & could backfire -- RT
Belarus: Fractures form in diplomatic elite -- DW
Belarus’s Lukashenko says creation of opposition’s Coordination Council ‘coup attempt’ -- TASS
More state-controlled firms join strike against Belarus president -- Al Jazeera
People gathering for more protests in downtown Minsk -- TASS
Demonstrations held outside prison in Belarus where husband of opposition leader is held -- France 24
Belarusian opposition plans to complete formation of coordination council on Tuesday -- TASS
Strike delayed at major Belarus tractor factory after workers threatened with dismissal -- Euronews
Exclusive: Lukashenko regime 'clearly' at an end in Belarus, says Schäuble -- DW
As EU talks sanctions, Putin warns Merkel & Macron foreign interference in Belarus’ affairs is ‘unacceptable’ & could backfire -- RT
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