Women in Belarus, many wearing white, formed a human chain of solidarity to protest the violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations triggered by an election widely viewed as fraudulent.
Valentina Chailytko, 49, whose husband and son were detained in protests Sunday, has been unable to learn their whereabouts."I argued with my husband and voted for Lukashenko," she told The Associated Press."And this is what I got in the end — I can't find my relatives in prisons."
"We want to show that we have come out with just our bare hands, unarmed just like the rest of the protesters," she said, adding that the security forces were"armed and being violent."Lukashenko, who assumed office in 1994, has been dubbed"Europe's last dictator" for his strongman rule and tenacious hold on power.
"After last Sunday's Presidential elections, Alexander Lukashenko and the [Belarusian] authorities must stop the repression against the Belarus people and open negotiations with the wider society," he said.that Washington wants"good outcomes for the Belarusian people, and we'll take actions consistent with that."
Moscow, whose energy subsidies have helped prop up Lukashenko, on Thursday blamed outside forces for trying to destabilize Belarus.
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