Belarus Opposition Leader Urges Solidarity
The leader of the Belarusian opposition told protesters in a tent camp Thursday that they had defied expectations by maintaining their vigil as long as they have despite an escalating campaign of arrests and harassment. About 200 people occupied part of a freezing square in the capital overnight, keeping a toehold between nightly rallies that have brought out thousands of people since Sunday’s disputed re-election of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Full Story