Police officers walk past protesters, one of them holding a poster reading "Elections", standing in front of a Catholic church to leave the place in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police officers walk past protesters, one of them holding a poster reads "love is stronger than fear", standing in front of a Catholic church to leave the place in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Protesters, one of them kniting a scarf in the colors of an old Belarusian national flag, stand in front of a Catholic church in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police officers try to push protesters standing in front of a Catholic church away in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police officers surround protesters standing in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police officers surround protesters standing in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police officers surround protesters standing in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police officers surround protesters, most of them women, standing in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police officers detain protesters in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Protesters with an old Belarusian national flag gesture standing along a street in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Protesters look at a police officer as as other surround them in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The opposition is bracing for another big rally in Minsk on Sunday. Demonstrations around the capital's main square peaked to about 200,000 over the past two Sundays, the biggest protests the country has ever seen. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

28 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: The Minsk political scientist Valery Karbelevich is on the independence pamphlet. After almost three weeks of massive protests in Belarus against the controversial head of state Lukashenko the democracy movement has suffered a setback. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

28 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: The Minsk political scientist Valery Karbelevich sits in a cafe during the interview. After almost three weeks of massive protests in Belarus against the controversial head of state Lukashenko, the democracy movement has suffered a setback. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

28 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: The Minsk political scientist Valery Karbelevich sits in a cafe during the interview. After almost three weeks of massive protests in Belarus against the controversial head of state Lukashenko, the democracy movement has suffered a setback. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

TOPSHOT - A Belarus opposition supporter raises a V-sign from his window as he welcomes a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A man holds a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus with a rainbow in the back as opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Protesters greet traffic passing by during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus detained over 50 people across the country during protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian leader, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Protesters stand in front of the Church of Saints Simon and Helena during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent, but added in an interview broadcast Thursday that there is no such need now and voiced hope for stabilizing the situation in the neighboring country. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Protesters holding a wait ribbon, a symbol of protest, stand in front of the Church of Saints Simon and Helena during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent, but added in an interview broadcast Thursday that there is no such need now and voiced hope for stabilizing the situation in the neighboring country. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Protesters holding a wait ribbon, a symbol of protest, stand in front of the Church of Saints Simon and Helena during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent, but added in an interview broadcast Thursday that there is no such need now and voiced hope for stabilizing the situation in the neighboring country. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A woman wrapped her arms with ribbon, a symbol of protest, as protesters stand in front of the Church of Saints Simon and Helena during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent, but added in an interview broadcast Thursday that there is no such need now and voiced hope for stabilizing the situation in the neighboring country. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

People wait to meet their detained friends and relatives in front of a detention center in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Riot police block protesters in front of a Catholic church in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Dasha Sapranetskaya )

Riot police block protesters at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Dasha Sapranetskaya )

Protesters shout as riot police block them in front of a Catholic church in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Dasha Sapranetskaya )

Riot police detain a protesters at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Dasha Sapranetskaya )

Protesters shout as they walk toward Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

An elderly protester speaks to a policeman holding an old Belarusian national flag in front of riot police blocked Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Protesters shout as they are blocked by a police line toward Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People gesture during a protest at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People gesture during a protest at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A man makes v-signs in front of a riot police blockade as he is detained during a protest at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A woman reacts in front of a riot police blockade during a protest at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

AFP presents a serie of portraits of women protesting police violence during post-election demonstrations in Minsk. More images can be found on www.afpforum.com search BELARUS-POLITICS-UNREST-PROTESTERS. - Belarus' is facing an unprecendent political crisis with demonstrators flooding the streets of the former Soviet country for more than two weeks to demand the resignation of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko since he claimed a sixth term in disputed elections on August 9. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Women form a human chain outside the Catholic Church of Saints Simon and Helena to protest against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

A man holds a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus with a rainbow in the back as opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

A man wearinga protective face mask holds a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus with a rainbow in the back as opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

A person makes a V-sign wearing a bracelet with historical white-red-white colors of Belarus flag with a rainbow in the back as opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

A Belarus opposition supporter carries a poster reading "A father of the year" during a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

A woman holds a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus during a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

A Belarus opposition supporter raises a V-sign from his window as he welcomes a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Belarus opposition supporters form a human chain as they attend a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Belarus opposition supporters attend a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Belarus opposition supporters make Victory signs during their rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Belarus opposition supporters make Victory signs during their rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Belarus opposition supporters attend a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

A Belarus opposition supporter kneels during a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Belarus opposition supporters attend a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Relatives and colleagues of journalists detained during a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results wait in front of the district department of internal affairs in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Relatives and colleagues of journalists detained during a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results wait in front of the district department of internal affairs in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Relatives and colleagues of journalists detained during a rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results speaks in front of the district department of internal affairs in Minsk on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force face each other on Independence Square in Minsk. The demonstrators continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

TOPSHOT - A hand of a protester touches a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus during a march of workers of the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in support of victims of security forces arbitrary and striking workers across the country in the town of Zhodino on August 26, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A man wearing a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus gestures during a march of workers of the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in support of victims of security forces arbitrary and striking workers across the country in the town of Zhodino on August 26, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Belarusian opposition supporters and workers with old Belarusian national flags gather outside the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in Zhodino, about 50 km (31 miles) north-east of Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. In Zhodino, several hundred striking workers from another major unit, the Belarusian Automobile Plant that manufactures heavy trucks, rallied to demand President Alexander Lukashenko's resignation and a new election. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Belarusian opposition supporters and workers march outside the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in Zhodino, about 50 km (31 miles) north-east of Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. In Zhodino, several hundred striking workers from another major unit, the Belarusian Automobile Plant that manufactures heavy trucks, rallied to demand President Alexander Lukashenko's resignation and a new election. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Belarusian opposition supporters and workers react listening to a speaker outside the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in Zhodino, about 50 km (31 miles) north-east of Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. In Zhodino, several hundred striking workers from another major unit, the Belarusian Automobile Plant that manufactures heavy trucks, rallied to demand President Alexander Lukashenko's resignation and a new election. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Belarusian opposition supporters and workers with an old Belarusian national and Belarusian State flags march outside the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in Zhodino, about 50 km (31 miles) north-east of Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. In Zhodino, several hundred striking workers from another major unit, the Belarusian Automobile Plant that manufactures heavy trucks, rallied to demand President Alexander Lukashenko's resignation and a new election. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Belarusian opposition supporters and workers with an old Belarusian national and Belarusian State flags march outside the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in Zhodino, about 50 km (31 miles) north-east of Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. In Zhodino, several hundred striking workers from another major unit, the Belarusian Automobile Plant that manufactures heavy trucks, rallied to demand President Alexander Lukashenko's resignation and a new election. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Belarusian opposition supporters with an old Belarusian national flag gather in the rain at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Belarusian opposition supporters cover themselves by old Belarusian national flag gather at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A man waves an old Belarusian national flag as Belarusian opposition supporters gather at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Belarusian opposition supporters applaud a speaker as they gather at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Police detain a man during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A man painted his torso in color of old Belarusian national flag waves a flag as Belarusian opposition supporters gather at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Police surround protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police surround protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A woman looks at police surround protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Riot police block an entrance of a church during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police detain a protester during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Police detain an elderly woman during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Police detain a protester during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Police surround protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Police block a group of protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Two women talk with police surrounded protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Police detain a protester during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Police surrounded protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Two women talk with police officers surrounded protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Opposition activist Nina Baginskaya, 73, center, fights with police surrounded protesters during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Opposition activist Nina Baginskaya, 73, center, struggles with police during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. The crackdown in Independence Square on Wednesday comes on the 18th straight day of protests pushing for the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Riot police block an entrance of a church during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Several dozen protesters found refuge in a Catholic church facing the square, and police blocked its doors to keep them inside while they moved to disperse the demonstration. Minsk Bishop Jury Kasabucki condemned the police action as a violation of freedom of conscience and religion and an insult to believers. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

People pray inside a Catholic church in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Several dozen protesters found refuge in a Catholic church facing the square, and police blocked its doors to keep them inside while they moved to disperse the demonstration. Minsk Bishop Jury Kasabucki condemned the police action as a violation of freedom of conscience and religion and an insult to believers. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Dasha Sapranetskaya )

People pray inside a Catholic church in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Several dozen protesters found refuge in a Catholic church facing the square, and police blocked its doors to keep them inside while they moved to disperse the demonstration. Minsk Bishop Jury Kasabucki condemned the police action as a violation of freedom of conscience and religion and an insult to believers. Police in Belarus have dispersed protesters who gathered on the capital's central square, detaining dozens. (AP Photo/Dasha Sapranetskaya )

Belarusian opposition supporters gather at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Belarusian opposition supporters seen via old Belarusian national flag light their smartphones as they gather at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their 18th straight day on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A man wearing a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus gestures during a march of workers of the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in support of victims of security services arbitrary and striking workers across the country in the town of Zhodino on August 26, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

A hand of a protester touches a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus during a march of workers of the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) in support of victims of security services arbitrary and striking workers across the country in the town of Zhodino on August 26, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Cyclists ride in front of the Ukrainian house lit in the colours of a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus in solidarity with Belarusians protesting against disputed presidential elections results in Kiev on August 26, 2020. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP)

Brand manager Anastasiya Kostyugova, 28, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "Every day I tell myself that today I'm fighting my fears, so that I don't live in fear tomorrow. If we don't stop, the day will come when this comes true." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Brand manager Anastasiya Kostyugova, 28, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "Every day I tell myself that today I'm fighting my fears, so that I don't live in fear tomorrow. If we don't stop, the day will come when this comes true." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Artist Yana Lysiuk, 26, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "I want my motherland to make me proud, not to be a place where I'm haunted with fear." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Artist Yana Lysiuk, 26, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "I want my motherland to make me proud, not to be a place where I'm haunted with fear." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Marketing specialist Aleksandra Kostenko, 28, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "Am I scared? Yes. But I can't let myself be ruled by fear when such events are happening in the country, so every day I come out to protests, confronting my fears." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Marketing specialist Aleksandra Kostenko, 28, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "Am I scared? Yes. But I can't let myself be ruled by fear when such events are happening in the country, so every day I come out to protests, confronting my fears." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Real estate agent Kristina Trutsko, 25, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "I want all of us to have the right and the chance to take to the streets without fear. We have earned this and we're worth it." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Real estate agent Kristina Trutsko, 25, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "I want all of us to have the right and the chance to take to the streets without fear. We have earned this and we're worth it." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

IT specialist Elena Kinchikova, 22, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "I come out onto the streets so that I have a future in my country." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

IT specialist Elena Kinchikova, 22, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "I come out onto the streets so that I have a future in my country." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Event manager Ksusha Maliukova, 27, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "It's simple, I go to protests because I want freedom, justice and calm for our country. I think someone has forgotten that we're in charge. I'm in charge here. The power belongs to the people." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Event manager Ksusha Maliukova, 27, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "It's simple, I go to protests because I want freedom, justice and calm for our country. I think someone has forgotten that we're in charge. I'm in charge here. The power belongs to the people." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Event manager Kristina Pastushik, 25, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "I take part in these protests because I want more love, fairness and honesty in this world." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Event manager Kristina Pastushik, 25, poses for a photo in Minsk on August 26, 2020. - "I take part in these protests because I want more love, fairness and honesty in this world." (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)