Belarus detains three leading opposition activists amid continuing protests

Belarus Protests

Belarusian authorities have detained three leading opposition activists who have helped spearhead a wave of protests demanding the resignation of the country’s authoritarian ruler.

The opposition’s Co-ordination Council said its members Sergei Dylevsky and Olga Kovalkova were detained by police in the capital, Minsk. Later in the day, the opposition also reported the detention of Alexander Lavrinovich, the leader of striking workers at a major industrial plant.