The activists say about 200 people defied a government ban and gathered to remember leading opposition figures who disappeared several years ago.
Lukashenka, who is accused by the West of crushing dissent, is seeking a third term in office in the 19 March election. Opposition parties are trying to mount a challenge by urging people to unite behind independent candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich.
(Reuters)
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