In Belarus, Protesters and Lukashenko Locked in Unhealthy Stalemate

Extra than 100,000 folk poured into the streets of Belarus’ capital Minsk, sparking a mutter of drive and mass detentions by riot police on Sunday in one of the vital greatest in a string of demonstrations geared toward maintaining stress on President Alexander Lukashenko.

In the month since a vote maintained Mr. Lukashenko’s shield on the presidency—a pollhis critics affirm used to be neither free nor intellectual—protesters own confirmed their staying energy, and Sunday’s demonstrations own been amongst potentially the most sharp but, however the protests haven’t compelled him…