Women hold pictures of injuries sustained by protesters during rally in Minsk

Women hold pictures of injuries sustained by protesters during rally in Minsk

Protesters gathered in Minsk, Belarus on Monday (August 24) in support of two high-profile opposition activists that were arrested following mass rallies.

Footage shows women holding pictures of injuries sustained by protesters.

The country’s president Alexander Lukashenko and security forces have made strong moves to quell the protests in Belarus, which have seen more than angry locals take to the streets following the results of disputed elections on August 9.