Belarus rally attracts thousands to hear presidential rival

Name: Belarus rally attracts thousands to hear presidential rival
Uploaded: 2020-07-31T10:55:31+00:00
Duration: 1 min 44 s
Description: Tens of thousands turned out in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Thursday to support the president’s election rival, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. It was the largest rally seen in the country since independence from the Soviet Union. The rally came as Belarus authorities accused top members of the opposition of collaborating with Russian fighters to destabilise the ex-Soviet country.

Issued on: 31/07/2020 - 12:55

Tens of thousands turned out in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Thursday to support the president’s election rival, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. It was the largest rally seen in the country since independence from the Soviet Union. The rally came as Belarus authorities accused top members of the opposition of collaborating with Russian fighters to destabilise the ex-Soviet country.