Belarus Factory Workers Walk Out, Joining Mass Protests Calling For President To Quit
More than a week of protests across the country are aimed at getting President Alexander Lukashenko to step down after 26 years in power. Lukashenko has vowed never to quit.
by Scott Neuman
Aug 17, 2020
2 minutes
The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, vowed Monday to cling tightly to power as many factory workers walked off their jobs and joined with hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters demanding his immediate resignation.
Lukashenko, who had flown by helicopter to a factory in Minsk in hopes of rallying support, was instead met
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