More than 50,000 march in Belarus against authoritarian leader

People with old Belarusian national flags march during an opposition rally in Minsk. Picture: AP

Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Belarus’s capital on Sunday, demanding the removal of the country’s authoritarian leader who won his sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged.

More than 50,000 people took part in the rally in Minsk, according to the Viasna human rights centre.