Belarus protests: Masked men arrest dozens of women in Minsk | DW News

In the Belarus capital Minsk, dozens of women have been arrested at a protest against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Many of the women were forced into unmarked vans or beaten by masked security officials. Belarus has been swept by daily anti-government protests since the disputed 2020 presidential election. It’s an unprecedented challenge to Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years. Subscribe: For more news go to