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Supporters of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya attend an authorities-organised festive concert in downtown Minsk on August 6, 2020. Belarus will hold presidential election on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)

Supporters of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya attend an authorities-organised festive concert in downtown Minsk on August 6, 2020. Belarus will hold presidential election on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)



A man signs a document before casting his vote into a mobile ballot box in an apartment as members of an electoral commission wearing protective gear visit local residents during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

A man signs a document before casting his vote into a mobile ballot box in an apartment as members of an electoral commission wearing protective gear visit local residents during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



A voter casts a ballot at a polling stationat School 41 in Minsk, Belarus during the presidential election on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Uladz Hrydzin/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

A voter casts a ballot at a polling stationat School 41 in Minsk, Belarus during the presidential election on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Uladz Hrydzin/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)



A member of an electoral commission holding a mobile ballot box and wearing protective gear sits inside a car while visiting local residents during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

A member of an electoral commission holding a mobile ballot box and wearing protective gear sits inside a car while visiting local residents during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



An elderly woman casts her vote into a mobile ballot box in a house as members of an electoral commission visit local residents during the presidential election in the settlement of Nizhniye Pogorany near Grodno, Belarus on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

An elderly woman casts her vote into a mobile ballot box in a house as members of an electoral commission visit local residents during the presidential election in the settlement of Nizhniye Pogorany near Grodno, Belarus on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Belarusian united opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanouskaya reacts while speaking with journalists outside a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

Belarusian united opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanouskaya reacts while speaking with journalists outside a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



People gesture during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed at the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

People gesture during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed at the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



Belarusian opposition supporters attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

Belarusian opposition supporters attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



Police detain a man during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed at the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

Police detain a man during clashes with opposition supporters after polls closed at the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



Belarusian law enforcement officers attempt to detain men during a rally of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

Belarusian law enforcement officers attempt to detain men during a rally of opposition supporters following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 11, 2020. Belarusian police clashed with protesters on Monday after the opposition accused President Alexander Lukashenko of rigging his re-election victory amid a chorus of criticism from Western leaders. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 11, 2020. Belarusian police clashed with protesters on Monday after the opposition accused President Alexander Lukashenko of rigging his re-election victory amid a chorus of criticism from Western leaders. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)



Demonstrators set up a barricade on a street during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)

Demonstrators set up a barricade on a street during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)



People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)

People attend a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. (Photo by Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)



A demonstrator holding a flare climbs on top of a trolleybus during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. At least one person died during two nights of clashes between security forces and opposition supporters who accuse President Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, of rigging his re-election. Western nations have also branded the vote as unfair and unfree. (Photo by Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)

A demonstrator holding a flare climbs on top of a trolleybus during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus on August 10, 2020. At least one person died during two nights of clashes between security forces and opposition supporters who accuse President Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, of rigging his re-election. Western nations have also branded the vote as unfair and unfree. (Photo by Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)



Police officers kick a demonstrator on the ground, during a mass protest following presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 10, 2020. Thousands of people have protested in Belarus for a second straight night after official results from weekend elections gave an overwhelming victory to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, extending his 26-year rule. A heavy police contingent blocked central squares and avenues, moving quickly to disperse protesters and detained dozens. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)

Police officers kick a demonstrator on the ground, during a mass protest following presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 10, 2020. Thousands of people have protested in Belarus for a second straight night after official results from weekend elections gave an overwhelming victory to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, extending his 26-year rule. A heavy police contingent blocked central squares and avenues, moving quickly to disperse protesters and detained dozens. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)



Riot police pass by two crying women during a protest the day after the presidential election, in Minsk, Belarus, 10 August 2020. Long-time President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko won the elections by a landslide with 80 percent of the votes. The opposition does not recognize the results and has questioned the transparency of the counting process. (Photo by Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA/EFE)

Riot police pass by two crying women during a protest the day after the presidential election, in Minsk, Belarus, 10 August 2020. Long-time President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko won the elections by a landslide with 80 percent of the votes. The opposition does not recognize the results and has questioned the transparency of the counting process. (Photo by Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA/EFE)



A woman stands in a street as police gather to block protesters during a mass protest following presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 10, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

A woman stands in a street as police gather to block protesters during a mass protest following presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 10, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)



People help a wounded demonstrator during a mass protest following presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 10, 2020. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)

People help a wounded demonstrator during a mass protest following presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 10, 2020. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)



A woman gestures as she talks with riot police officers in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting “Shame!” and “Long live Belarus!” as police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

A woman gestures as she talks with riot police officers in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting “Shame!” and “Long live Belarus!” as police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)



Belarussian policemen detain a woman in central Minsk on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Uladz Hrydzin/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Belarussian policemen detain a woman in central Minsk on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Uladz Hrydzin/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)



Participants of a protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, offer flowers to two police officers passing by in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)

Participants of a protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, offer flowers to two police officers passing by in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)



Friends and relatives of those detained during mass rally following presidential election gather at a detention center in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. The Belarusian Interior Ministry said Tuesday that more than 2,000 people were detained across the country for taking part in unsanctioned protests on Monday evening and overnight. It added that 21 police officers were injured in clashes with protesters, and five of them were hospitalized. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

Friends and relatives of those detained during mass rally following presidential election gather at a detention center in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. The Belarusian Interior Ministry said Tuesday that more than 2,000 people were detained across the country for taking part in unsanctioned protests on Monday evening and overnight. It added that 21 police officers were injured in clashes with protesters, and five of them were hospitalized. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)



Belarusian Interior Ministry soldiers watch from a ruff as friends and relatives of those detained during mass rally following presidential election gather at a detention center in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

Belarusian Interior Ministry soldiers watch from a ruff as friends and relatives of those detained during mass rally following presidential election gather at a detention center in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)



People lay flowers at the place where a protester died amid the clashes, in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, August  11, 2020. Thousands of opposition supporters who also protested the results met with a tough police crackdown in Minsk and several other Belarusian cities for two straight nights. Belarus' health officials said over 200 people have been hospitalized with injuries following the protests, and some underwent surgery. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

People lay flowers at the place where a protester died amid the clashes, in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Thousands of opposition supporters who also protested the results met with a tough police crackdown in Minsk and several other Belarusian cities for two straight nights. Belarus' health officials said over 200 people have been hospitalized with injuries following the protests, and some underwent surgery. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)



A woman wearing a white bracelet – a symbol of the opposition – gestures from inside a car during a rally of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)

A woman wearing a white bracelet – a symbol of the opposition – gestures from inside a car during a rally of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)
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