Belarus opposition calls for general strike after biggest protests yet

Industrial action began on Friday, with thousands of workers downing tools in state-owned factories‘We will win’: vast Belarus rally adamant Lukashenko must go The Belarus opposition has called for a general strike from Monday, after tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the capital Minsk for the biggest rally in recent history, a further sign that the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko is fast losing support.The opposition call for a strike follows industrial action on Friday,by thousands of workers at state-controlled factories, a traditional support base for Lukashenko. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/17/belarus-opposition-calls-for-general-strike-after-biggest-protests-yet #belarus #protest #europe #alexander_lukashenko