Belarus Lukashenko: Dozens arrested at mass protests in Belarus
Police in Belarus have arrested at least 100 people in the capital Minsk and other towns as protests against President Alexander Lukashenko were held for a fourth weekend in a row . In Minsk, they charged demonstrators near the presidential palace, firing pepper spray and wielding batons.Tens of thousands of people defied heavy security and rallied in the city.They want the long-time president to resign after his re-election last month amid allegations of ballot-rigging.Mass unrest since then has seen at least four people killed and hundreds injured as the government tries to stamp out dissent.A number of opposition figures have fled the country. On Saturday, activist Olga Kovalkova became the latest to say she had taken refuge in neighbouring Poland amid threats of imprisonment