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Police block an area during a mass rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Belarus officials say police detained over 1,000 people during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman says rallies took place in 25 Belarusian cities on Tuesday, the third night of protests contesting the election results. (AP Photo)
People, some of them gesture, gather in a street protesting the election results in Minsk, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. The demonstrators are contesting the official count showing President Alexander Lukashenko winning a sixth term with 80% of Sunday's vote, with crowds taking to the streets every night since to demand a recount. (AP Photo)
A person wearing a white bracelet - a symbol of the opposition - gestures from inside a window as women protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A woman with a tattoo on her leg reading "Flowers are better than bullets" attends a protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A woman with a tattoo on her leg reading "Flowers are better than bullets" attends a protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A woman with a tattoo on her leg reading "Flowers are better than bullets" attends a protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A police van drives out of a detention centre while allegedly transporting people who were jailed to different terms for participating in recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A police van drives out of a detention centre while allegedly transporting people who were jailed to different terms for participating in recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A police van drives out of a detention centre while allegedly transporting people who were jailed to different terms for participating in recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A police van drives out of a detention centre while allegedly transporting people who were jailed to different terms for participating in recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A police van drives out of a detention centre while allegedly transporting people who were jailed to different terms for participating in recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
A police van drives out of a detention centre while allegedly transporting people who were jailed to different terms for participating in recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
Friends and relatives of those detained during mass rally following presidential election gather at a detention center in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. The Belarusian Interior Ministry said Tuesday that more than 2,000 people were detained across the country for taking part in unsanctioned protests on Monday evening and overnight. It added that 21 police officers were injured in clashes with protesters, and five of them were hospitalized. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
People, some of them ethnic Belarusians, hold a poster reading "Elections without Lukashenka! Freedom for political prisoners" and shout anti-Lukashenko slogans as they gather to support Belarusian opposition in front of Belarusian Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Thousands of opposition supporters protesting the election results encountered aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk and several other Belarusian cities. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A man on his knees talks with riot police officers in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" as police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A elderly man gestures as he taks with riot police officers in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" as police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A woman gestures as she talks with riot police officers in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" as police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits), APTOPIX
A man talks with riot police officers as they block a part of a street in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" as police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Two women talk with a riot police officer as police block a part of a street in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Police detain an opposition supporter protesting the election results as protesters encountered aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
A woman fights with a police officer after detaining opposition supporters protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
A woman fights with a police officer after detaining opposition supporters protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
A woman fights with a police officer as the other police officer detains an opposition supporter protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
Police protect an area from opposition supporters protesting the election results as protesters encountered aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
A policeman guards an area against opposition supporters protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
Police detain an opposition supporter protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
A woman fights with a police officer as the other police officers detain an opposition supporter protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
A woman fights with a police officer as the other police officers detain an opposition supporter protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Heavy police cordons blocking Minsk's central squares and avenues didn't discourage the demonstrators who again took to the streets chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" Police moved quickly Tuesday to separate and disperse scattered groups of protesters in the capital, but new pockets of resistance kept mushrooming across downtown Minsk. (AP Photo)
Police block a street after using flash-bang grenades to disperse protesters during a mass rally following presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Belarus officials say police detained over 1,000 people during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman says rallies took place in 25 Belarusian cities on Tuesday, the third night of protests contesting the election results. (AP Photo)
Police block a street using flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets to disperse protesters during a mass rally following presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Belarus officials say police detained over 1,000 people during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman says rallies took place in 25 Belarusian cities on Tuesday, the third night of protests contesting the election results. (AP Photo)
Police beat a protester during a mass rally following presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Belarus officials say police detained over 1,000 people during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman says rallies took place in 25 Belarusian cities on Tuesday, the third night of protests contesting the election results. (AP Photo)
Police move to block demonstrators during a mass rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Belarus officials say police detained over 1,000 people during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman says rallies took place in 25 Belarusian cities on Tuesday, the third night of protests contesting the election results. (AP Photo)
A woman wearing a white bracelet - a symbol of the opposition - gestures from inside a car during a rally of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
Police carry a protester during a mass rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Belarus officials say police detained over 1,000 people during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman says rallies took place in 25 Belarusian cities on Tuesday, the third night of protests contesting the election results. (AP Photo)
Police surround a protester during a mass rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Belarus officials say police detained over 1,000 people during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman says rallies took place in 25 Belarusian cities on Tuesday, the third night of protests contesting the election results. (AP Photo)
Armed police walk to block protesters during a mass rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Belarus officials say police detained over 1,000 people during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman says rallies took place in 25 Belarusian cities on Tuesday, the third night of protests contesting the election results. (AP Photo)
AFP Photo AdvisoryAugust 12, 2020 (AFP) Tel : (+852) 2829 6206 Duty Editor: Tengku Bahar WORLD: COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, as develops --ASIA-- TAIPEI: US Health Secretary Alex Azar visits Taiwan KANDY: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa inducts new cabinet HONG KONG: Situation as develops INDIA: Flood situation, as develops --EUROPE-- MINSK: Protests and developments following disputed election PRAGUE: US Secretary of State Pompeo visits SAINT PETERSBURG: Ceremonies marking 20th anniversary of Kursk nuclear submarine disaster --MIDEAST-- - --AFRICA-- - --AMERICAS-- WILMINGTON, DELAWARE: Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden introduces running mate US Senator Kamala Harris --SPORTS-- FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League FOOTBALL: Chinese Super League (Photo by AFP)
AFP Photo Advisory - August 12, 2020AFP Photo International Advisory - August 12, 2020 --WORLD-- COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, as develops --EUROPE-- MINSK: Protests and developments following disputed election PRAGUE: US Secretary of State Pompeo visits SAINT PETERSBURG: Ceremonies marking 20th anniversary of Kursk nuclear submarine disaster BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel chairs the government's weekly cabinet meeting PALMA: Spanish King Felipe VI meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez PARIS: Rally for the liberation of Khaled Drareni in front of the Algerian embassy --MIDEAST-- Ongoing coverage of COVID-19 pandemic --AFRICA-- Ongoing coverage of COVID-19 pandemic --AMERICAS-- WILMINGTON, DELAWARE: Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden introduces running mate US Senator Kamala Harris --ASIA-- TAIPEI: US Health Secretary Alex Azar visits Taiwan KANDY: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa inducts new cabinet HONG KONG: Situation as develops INDIA: Flood situation, as develops --SPORTS-- FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League Atalanta vs PSG FOOTBALL: Training Leipzig, Atletico Madrid, Lyon FOOTBALL: Chinese Super League CYCLING: Criterium du Dauphine race CYCLING: Gran Piemonte race Go to https://agenda.afp.com to consult AFP Agenda Cheers, Sebastien (Photo by AFP)