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A woman covers herself by an old Belarusian national flag attends a pensioners' opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Crowds of retirees marched down the streets of the Belarusian capital on Monday, demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president and to end the government crackdown on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
Belarusian pensioners wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus attend an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Crowds of retirees marched down the streets of the Belarusian capital on Monday, demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president and to end the government crackdown on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
Women draped with old Belarusian national flags attend a pensioners' opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Crowds of retirees marched down the streets of the Belarusian capital on Monday, demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president and to end the government crackdown on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
Belarusian pensioners wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus attend an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Crowds of retirees marched down the streets of the Belarusian capital on Monday, demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president and to end the government crackdown on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus gestures as she attends a pensioners' opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Crowds of retirees marched down the streets of the Belarusian capital on Monday, demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president and to end the government crackdown on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
Belarus pensioners attend a rally to protest against the presidential election results in Minsk, on November 16, 2020. - Thousands took to the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on November 15, 2020, the latest of three months of demonstrations against the re-election of strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko in August. Opponents of 66-year-old Lukashenko, who has been in power for more than two decades, say the election was rigged and insist political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was the true winner of the polls. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Belarus pensioners attend a rally to protest against the presidential election results in Minsk, on November 16, 2020. - Opponents of 66-year-old Lukashenko, who has been in power for more than two decades, say the election was rigged and insist political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was the true winner of the polls. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Belarus pensioners rally to protest against the presidential election results in Minsk, on November 16, 2020. - Thousands took to the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on November 15, 2020, the latest of three months of demonstrations against the re-election of strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko in August. Opponents of 66-year-old Lukashenko, who has been in power for more than two decades, say the election was rigged and insist political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was the true winner of the polls. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
TOPSHOT - Law enforcement officers gather to disperse opposition supporters during a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by - / AFP)
Belarusian riot police prepare to block demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police detain a demonstrator during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police detain demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police prepare to block demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police detain demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police block the road to stop demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police block demonstrators gather to honor 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka, who died Thursday at a Minsk hospital after several hours of surgery due to serious injuries, during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police detain a demonstrator during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police walk to push demonstrators away during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Protests have rocked Belarus since the August election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office but that opponents and some polls workers claim were manipulated. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police block the road to stop demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A Belarusian human rights group says more than 500 people have been arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The Sunday demonstrations continued to wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police block the road to stop demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A Belarusian human rights group says more than 500 people have been arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The Sunday demonstrations continued to wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police block the road to stop demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A Belarusian human rights group says more than 500 people have been arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The Sunday demonstrations continued to wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. (AP Photo)
A demonstrator covering himself with an old Belarusian national flag stands during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A Belarusian human rights group says more than 500 people have been arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The Sunday demonstrations continued to wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police a demonstrator during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A Belarusian human rights group says more than 500 people have been arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The Sunday demonstrations continued to wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. (AP Photo)
Belarusian police detain demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A Belarusian human rights group says more than 500 people have been arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The Sunday demonstrations continued to wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police use flash grenades against demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. The Sunday demonstrations continued to wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. In the capital Minsk, police wielded clubs and used tear gas and water cannon disperse thousands of demonstrators. (AP Photo)
Belarusian riot police detain a demonstrator during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A Belarusian human rights group says more than 500 people have been arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The Sunday demonstrations continued to wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. (AP Photo)
Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by - / AFP)
Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by - / AFP)
Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by - / AFP)
Law enforcement officers detain opposition supporters during a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by - / AFP)
Opposition supporters attend a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Opposition supporters attend a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Opposition supporters attend a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by - / AFP)
Law enforcement officers gather to disperse opposition supporters during a rally to protest against the Belarus presidential election results in Minsk, on November 15, 2020. - Belarusians took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 15, 2020 in a fresh demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as anger mounted over the recent death of an opposition activist. (Photo by - / AFP)
People gather to honor 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka, who died Thursday at a Minsk hospital after several hours of surgery due to serious injuries in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Thousands of people have rallied in Belarus on Friday following the death of a 31-year-old opposition supporter who died in a hospital after he was reportedly beaten by security forces, and the European Union condemned the continued violent crackdown that Belarusian authorities have waged on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
Two women embrace each other as people gather to honor 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka, who died Thursday at a Minsk hospital after several hours of surgery due to serious injuries, in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Thousands of people have rallied in Belarus on Friday following the death of a 31-year-old opposition supporter who died in a hospital after he was reportedly beaten by security forces, and the European Union condemned the continued violent crackdown that Belarusian authorities have waged on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
People gather to honor 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka, who died Thursday at a Minsk hospital after several hours of surgery due to serious injuries, in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Thousands of people have rallied in Belarus on Friday following the death of a 31-year-old opposition supporter who died in a hospital after he was reportedly beaten by security forces, and the European Union condemned the continued violent crackdown that Belarusian authorities have waged on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
People gather to honor 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka, who died Thursday at a Minsk hospital after several hours of surgery due to serious injuries, in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Thousands of people have rallied in Belarus on Friday following the death of a 31-year-old opposition supporter who died in a hospital after he was reportedly beaten by security forces, and the European Union condemned the continued violent crackdown that Belarusian authorities have waged on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
Members of the Belarusian diaspora in Ukraine covered with the former red-white-red flags of Belarus set candles at an improvised memorial for Roman Bondarenka, the thirty one year old protester killed a day before by policemen in Minsk, during their action outside the Belarus embassy in Kiev on November 13, 2020. - The ex-Soviet nation has been gripped of historic anti-government protests after its strongman president Alexander Lukashenko, claimed victory and a sixth term in an August 9 disputed election over a popular opposition candidate. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
A man, member of the Belarusian diaspora in Ukraine wearing the former red-white-red flags of Belarus lays flowers at an improvised memorial for Roman Bondarenka, the thirty one year old protester killed a day before by policemen in Minsk, during their action outside the Belarus embassy in Kiev on November 13, 2020. - The ex-Soviet nation has been gripped of historic anti-government protests after its strongman president Alexander Lukashenko, claimed victory and a sixth term in an August 9 disputed election over a popular opposition candidate. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
A man, member of the Belarusian diaspora in Ukraine places the former red-white-red flags of Belarus on an improvised memorial for Roman Bondarenka, the thirty one year old protester killed a day before by policemen in Minsk, during their action outside the Belarus embassy in Kiev on November 13, 2020. - The ex-Soviet nation has been gripped of historic anti-government protests after its strongman president Alexander Lukashenko, claimed victory and a sixth term in an August 9 disputed election over a popular opposition candidate. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
A boy and his father, members of the Belarusian diaspora in Ukraine, stick anti-Lukashenko placards at an improvised memorial for Roman Bondarenka, the thirty one year old protester killed a day before by policemen in Minsk, during their action outside the Belarus embassy in Kiev on November 13, 2020. - The ex-Soviet nation has been gripped of historic anti-government protests after its strongman president Alexander Lukashenko, claimed victory and a sixth term in an August 9 disputed election over a popular opposition candidate. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
People gather to honor 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka, who died Thursday at a Minsk hospital after several hours of surgery due to serious injuries, in Minsk, Belarus, late Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Thousands of people have rallied in Belarus on Friday following the death of a 31-year-old opposition supporter who died in a hospital after he was reportedly beaten by security forces, and the European Union condemned the continued violent crackdown that Belarusian authorities have waged on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
Demonstrators make victory sign and hold up phones with flashlights to pay tribute to Raman Bandarenka at the yard called 'The Square of Changes' in Minsk, late on November 12, 2020, a day after 31-year-old activist Bandarenka was beaten by unknown masked people and died in hospital. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
TOPSHOT - A woman argues with a law enforcement officer on November 8, 2020 in Minsk during a gathering, the latest in weeks of unprecedented demonstrations, against the Belarus presidential election results. - For three months running, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Belarus on Sundays to protest against the disputed re-election of Lukashenko, who has been in power for more than two decades. Lukashenko's opponents are demanding he hand power to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a political novice who ran against Lukashenko in the August 9 presidential race. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
TOPSHOT - A law enforcement officer detains a man on November 8, 2020 in Minsk during a gathering, the latest in weeks of unprecedented demonstrations, against the Belarus presidential election results. - For three months running, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Belarus on Sundays to protest against the disputed re-election of Lukashenko, who has been in power for more than two decades. Lukashenko's opponents are demanding he hand power to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a political novice who ran against Lukashenko in the August 9 presidential race. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Belarusian pensioners attend an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Thousands of aged pensioners marched Monday in the capital of Belarus to demand the resignation of the authoritarian president, who has been under pressure of daily demonstrations for nearly three months. (AP Photo)
Belarusian pensioners attend an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Thousands of aged pensioners marched Monday in the capital of Belarus to demand the resignation of the authoritarian president, who has been under pressure of daily demonstrations for nearly three months. (AP Photo)
Belarusian pensioners attend an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Thousands of aged pensioners marched Monday in the capital of Belarus to demand the resignation of the authoritarian president, who has been under pressure of daily demonstrations for nearly three months. (AP Photo)
Belarusian pensioners attend an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Thousands of aged pensioners marched Monday in the capital of Belarus to demand the resignation of the authoritarian president, who has been under pressure of daily demonstrations for nearly three months. (AP Photo)
A woman holds an old Belarusian national flag as other pensioners attend an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Thousands of aged pensioners marched Monday in the capital of Belarus to demand the resignation of the authoritarian president, who has been under pressure of daily demonstrations for nearly three months. (AP Photo)
TOPSHOT - Law enforcement officers block protesters during a march of opposition supporters from central Minsk to a site of Stalin-era executions just outside the capital on November 1, 2020. - Police in Belarus on November 1 dispersed protesters who had been marching from central Minsk to a Stalin-era execution site in the latest of weeks of demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. The march was dedicated to both commemorating victims of Stalin-era repression and keeping pressure on the Lukashenko regime. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Armed police block demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. Some thousands of protesters swarmed the streets of the Belarus' capital on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the country's longtime authoritarian leader, and were met with police firing warning shots into the air and using stun grenades to break up the crowds. (AP Photo)
Demonstrators with old Belarusian national flags march during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. Some thousands of protesters swarmed the streets of the Belarus' capital on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the country's longtime authoritarian leader, and were met with police firing warning shots into the air and using stun grenades to break up the crowds. (AP Photo)