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Protesters hold the posters with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko portraits standing near enter of the factory of refrigerators, freezers and washing machines Atlant and calling workers to join in strike and protests in Minsk, Belarus, 18 August 2020. The Belarus opposition has called for a general strike from 17 August on, a day after tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the capital Minsk in peaceful protest. Long-time president Lukashenko, in a defiant speech on 16 August, rejected calls to step down amid mounting pressure after unrest erupted in the country over alleged poll-rigging and police violence at protests following election results claiming that he had won a landslide victory in the 09 August elections. (Photo by Tatiana Zenkovich/EPA/EFE)
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