People in Lithuania form human chain for Belarus
By AFP
06 September 2020 |
8:14 am
Lithuanians link arms in solidarity with the people of neighbouring Belarus who have been holding mass protests against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko since a disputed presidential election two weeks ago.
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