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Summary Police detains dozens of opposition supporters at 'silent protest' in Minsk against the government.
Belarus police cracked down on a protest rally against President Alexander Lukashenko in the capital, Minsk, detaining scores of demonstrators.Hundreds of people protested in the Belarussian capital against authoritarian form of government and economic hardship, in what has become a regular weekly silent protest.Police and state security that turned out in large numbers for rally near Minsk main railway station, seized dozens of protesters.Rallies against Lukashenkos rule are rare in the tightly-policed former Soviet republic, but protest calls on social networking sites have multiplied in recent weeks as a severe currency crisis has brought economic hardship.
