Dozens of people have been arrested following a protest on Independence Day in Belarus. The demonstration, organised on social networking sites, called for people unhappy with President Alexander Lukashenko, to show up in the capital Minsk and join the protests. However, police fired tear gas on those who gathered and even beat up some demonstrators.
Opposition politician Stanislav Shushkevich is claiming the authorities attempted to disrupt the protests by holding him overnight as he attempted to reach Minsk from Lithuania.
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