Dozens Detained In Minsk As Students March To Demand Lukashenka's Resignation

A student is detained by police.

President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has kept a tight grip on Belarus for 26 years, was declared the winner in an August 9 presidential election, which was widely viewed as rigged in his favor.

Another student is detained by police.

Students clash with police.

Students march in Minsk.

A student is detained.

Students march in Minsk on September 1.

A student is detained and carried into a van by police.

In a statement on September 1, UN human rights experts said they had received reports of 450 documented cases of torture and ill-treatment of people held in custody since the August 9 election.

The protesters are demanding Lukashenka's resignation, the release of all political prisoners, and free and fair elections.