BBCNEWS BBC News August 16, 2020
We begin in belarus, which has seen the seventh straight day of protests against president alexander lukashenko, since he claimed victory in a disputed election last weekend. Demonstrations have continued to grow despite accounts of Police Brutality including torture from protesters whove been detained over the past week. Us secretary of state mike pompeo, on a visit to poland, said washington and its eu partners are closely following developments. And the eu has already acted taking the first steps on friday towards imposing sanctions on senior officials in the belarus government. Meanwhile p...