298K views · 2K reactions | Belarus has been gripped by mass protests over the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. But who is opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and why have people chosen now to protest against a president who's been in power for 26 years? https://bbc.in/3j8hUxv | BBC News | Facebook

▶️ Police in Belarus continued to sharply crack down on protesters who took to the streets in several cities across the country Sunday. 👉 Protesters are demanding an end to the 26-year rule of the country’s authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko. Large demonstrations have been held in cities throughout the country, and some Sunday protests in Minsk have attracted crowds estimated at up to 200,000 people. Such anti-government marches have become a regular feature of the unprecedented wave