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November 10, 2020

Protests Rock Belarus and Georgia Following Contested Elections
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In Georgia, protests continued Monday, one day after police fired water
cannons on crowds in the capital Tbilisi as they called for a rerun of
recent parliamentary elections they and the country's main opposition
parties say were rigged. The election saw the ruling Georgian Dream
party, which was founded by Georgia's wealthiest man, declaring victory.

Meanwhile, protests continue in Belarus, where hundreds were again
arrested over the weekend as people call for President Alexander
Lukashenko to resign following August elections they say were rigged. At
least nine journalists were believed to be among those arrested Sunday.
On Friday, the EU imposed sanctions on Lukashenko for his violent
crackdown on protests.


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