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Hundreds of military and police officers surround and detain a group of peaceful protesters who defended the memorial for an opposition activist beaten to death by police in Minsk, Belarus

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More than 1,000 people have been arrested during fresh demonstrations over the disputed presidential election in Belarus, a human rights group says.
The tally from Viasna came after protesters took to the streets in the capital Minsk on Sunday (November 15) amid growing anger over the death of an opposition activist.
He died on Thursday (November 12) after what protesters believe was a beating by security forces.
The government denies responsibility.
Huge crowds have taken part in weekly protests after the country's long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko said he won the August vote, which was widely viewed as rigged.
As in previous weeks, thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Minsk and other cities on Sunday.
They also laid flowers at the site where protester Roman Bondarenko, 31, was detained before his death earlier this week.
Witnesses say he had scuffled with suspected plain clothes police officers who were attempting to remove demonstrators' red and white ribbons. The EU described his death as "outrageous and shameful".
The Viasna human rights organisation says more than 1,000 people were arrested in Minsk and other cities after the latest rallies.

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