A newly wed couple kiss as Belarusian opposition supporters hold flowers during a protest in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, August 20, 2020. Demonstrators are taking to the streets of the Belarusian capital and other cities, keeping up their push for the resignation of the nation's authoritarian leader. President Alexander Lukashenko has extended his 26-year rule in a vote the opposition saw as rigged. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





Opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results on Independence Square in Minsk on August 20, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)





People take part in an opposition rally in Independence Avenue in Minsk, Belarus on August 20, 2020. Since the announcement of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election results on August 9, mass protests against the election results have been hitting major cities across Belarus. (Photo by Valery Sharifulin/TASS via Getty Images)





A female protester during the pacifist march in Minsk on August 16, 2020. The Belarusian strongman, who has ruled his ex-Soviet country with an iron grip since 1994, is under increasing pressure from the streets and abroad over his claim to have won re-election on August 9, with 80 percent of the vote. (Photo by VSPress/SIPA Press)





A law enforcement officer looks on during an opposition demonstration against presidential election results, at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





People take part in an opposition rally in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus on August 22, 2020. Since the announcement of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election results on August 9, mass protests against the election results have been hitting major cities across Belarus. (PPhoto by Natalia Fedosenko/TASS)





A woman holds a flower as she attends an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Law enforcement officers stand behind barbed wire during an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results, in Minsk, Belarus on August 23, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





This image made from video provided by the State TV and Radio Company of Belarus, shows Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko armed with a Kalashnikov-type rifle near the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, August 23, 2020. Lukashenko has made a dramatic show of defiance against the massive protests demanding his resignation, toting a rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest as he strode off a helicopter that landed at his residence while demonstrators massed nearby. (Photo by State TV and Radio Company of Belarus via AP Photo)





A woman holds a picture of Belarusian police as people stand near the place where Alexander Taraikovsky died amid the clashes protesting the election results, in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 24, 2020. Belarusian authorities on Monday detained two leading opposition activists who have helped spearhead a wave of protests demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian ruler of 26 years. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





A man flashes the victory sign during an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus on August 24, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





People attend an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus on August 23, 2020. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Law enforcement officers line up behind barbed wire during an opposition rally by the Minsk Hero City Obelisk in Minsk, Belarus on August 23, 2020. The political crisis that arose amid the announcement of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election results on August 9, continues in Belarus; mass protests against the election results have been hitting major cities across Belarus resulting in violent clashes with the police. (Photo by Valery Sharifulin/TASS)





A helicopter believed to be carrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko flies over the Independence Palace during an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results, in Minsk, Belarus on August 23, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A woman kneels as she attends an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 22, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Law enforcement officers are seen during an opposition demonstration against presidential election results, at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A man rides a bicycle carrying a flag at the Independence Square during an opposition demonstration against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends an opposition demonstration against presidential election results at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A woman attends an opposition demonstration against presidential election results at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





An elderly lady walks by serviceman standing behind a barbed wire fence during a protest in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, August 23, 2020. Demonstrators are taking to the streets of the Belarusian capital and other cities, keeping up their push for the resignation of the nation's authoritarian leader, president Alexander Lukashenko, in a massive outburst of dissent that has shaken the country since dubious presidential elections two weeks ago.(Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





Municipal workers mount Belarusian national emblem on a building at Independent Square in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 24, 2020. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





A girl rides a scooter as people display pictures of protests near the place where Alexander Taraikovsky died amid the clashes protesting the election results, in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, August 24, 2020. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)