Huge crowds of protesters flooded Belarus' capital Minsk again on Sunday calling for President Alexander Lukashenko to step down, defying a heavy deployment of security forces and threats of a crackdown.
Sunday's protests, like the previous weekends, were determinedly peaceful. There was a carnival atmosphere with people wearing costumes and carrying joke signs mocking Lukashenko. Sunday was Lukashenko's birthday and protesters themed the demonstration as a party for the 66-year-old leader, with some carrying"presents" for him that they dumped in front of a police line outside the residence.
Opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 30, 2020. "I feel great today. We don't give up, we're still here and we're going to fight again and again in our peaceful way," she said. The protests are still largely leaderless and those leaders that have emerged are still mostly seen as figureheads. Lukashenko's main rival in the election, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, remains in Lithuania where she was forced to flee
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