The ILO’s condemnation of Belarus is unequivocal – but so is China and Russia’s support for Lukashenko A worker poses for a photo during an opposition rally in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, on 17 August 2020. Since that time, thousands of people have been persecuted, violently attacked and arrested for calling for an end to the almost 27-year regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka) 8 July 2021 Share this page A worker poses for a photo during an opposition rally in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, on 17 August 2020. Since that time, thousands of people have been persecuted, violently attacked and arrested for calling for an end to the almost 27-year regime of President Alexander Lukashenko.