298K views · 2K reactions | Belarus has been gripped by mass protests over the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. But who is opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and why have people chosen now to protest against a president who's been in power for 26 years? https://bbc.in/3j8hUxv | BBC News | Facebook

5.9K views · 200 reactions | Police in Belarus have detained two senior opposition figures a day after more than 100,000 people rallied against President Alexander Lukashenko. Protesters want the president’s 26-year rule to end – but he has vowed to crush unrest. | BBC World Service | Facebook

15K views · 175 reactions | Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land and then detained an opposition-minded journalist who was on board https://reut.rs/2TfBbFG | Reuters | Facebook

194K views · 2.8K reactions | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says 'half the world' dreams of his dictatorship, as he is sworn in for a seventh term as leader of the former Soviet country. Lukashenko is the only president in Belarus' history, with January's elections widely condemned as neither free nor fair. #Belarus #President #Lukashenko #Channel4News | Channel 4 News | Facebook