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Strike was called after ultimatum to president to step down by Sunday was ignored
Workers and students across Belarus have launched strikes in a further show of defiance towards the regime of Alexander Lukashenko, who continues to hold on to power despite two months of mass protest since he declared victory in a presidential election in August.
The strike was called by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the united opposition candidate who took on Lukashenko in August after her husband and other would-be candidates were either jailed or forced to flee. She left for Lithuania the night after the vote after receiving threats and called the strike after an ultimatum for Lukashenko to step down by Sunday night unsurprisingly fell on deaf ears. Continue reading...