Belarus heeds call by opposition for strike to force Alexander Lukashenko to resign
Lukashenko’s refusal to quit after 26 years in power will test if the opposition has the mass support it needs to bring enterprise to a halt
26 October 2020 - 14:06
Moscow — Factory workers chanted slogans, students staged a sit-in and police began detentions on Monday as Belarusians answered an opposition call for a national strike to force President Alexander Lukashenko to quit, local media footage showed.
Lukashenko had defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday, challenging his opponents to make good on their threat to paralyse the country with mass strikes and shutdowns...
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