More than 300 people detained in Belarus during protests against leader

Demonstrators during an opposition rally in Minsk (AP)

More than 300 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Sunday, where crowds of people took to the streets for the 18th consecutive weekend demanding that the country’s authoritarian leader resign.

Thousands of people took part in dozens of small rallies scattered all over Minsk – a new tactic the opposition employed instead of one large gathering to make it harder for the security forces to target the protesters.