Belarus opposition supporters raise their mobile phones during a minute of silence near the state TV and radio company AFP/Sergei GAPONMINSK: The opposition in Belarus hopes to bring thousands to the streets of the capital for a"March for Freedom" on Sunday , a week after the disputed election that triggered unprecedented protests against President Alexander Lukashenko.
Tens of thousands have taken to the streets to denounce the result and support the main opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a 37-year-old political novice who ran after other potential candidates including her husband were jailed. The opposition has called for one of the biggest rallies yet in defiance of Lukashenko, who has dismissed protesters as foreign-controlled"sheep" and criminals.
Thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated in Minsk on Saturday, with many gathering at the spot where a 34-year-old protester died during unrest on Monday.Demonstrators heaped flowers at the spot and the crowd chanted"Thank you!" and raised victory signs. "If Russia intervenes, that would be the worst. I'm really afraid of this," said Olga Nesteruk, a landscape designer.
European governments have condemned the election and police crackdown, and EU ministers on Friday agreed to draw up a list of targets in Belarus for a new round of sanctions.
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