Belarus president's long rule is crumbling, protest leader says
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets for a sixth consecutive day on Friday, mounting the most serious political challenge to Lukashenko's tight grip on power.
Demonstrators hold their phones with flashlights on during an opposition demonstration to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results near the Government House in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020.(photo credit: REUTERS/VASILY FEDOSENKO)ByREUTERS