Police brutality

A former Louisville Police Department narcotics officer commenting on the footage said that "this is not how it's supposed to work," and that they have "never seen anything like this."

One group of women chanted "Our president is Sveta!" - referring to opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who they say won the vote - before riot police dragged many of them into vans.

Abu al-Kaeean was killed in disputed circumstances during the January 2017 demolitions and protests.

Demonstrators were protesting the death this week of lawyer and father of two Javier Ordonez, 46, who died after being subjected to successive electric shocks as he begged "Please, no more."

Yesh Atid-Telem activists gathered on about 50 bridges and intersections across the country.

The rally took place on the first sitting of parliament after summer recess. Protesters called it the "Grand National Uprising" in response the government's plan for a new constitution.

29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot on Sunday as his three sons watched.

The balance between the right to protest and the need for order is delicate on an easy day, and especially in a time of a pandemic, mass unemployment and political instability.

Jozef Chovanec died in police custody in 2018, but recently revealed images of the incident raise questions about police conduct.