On a sidewalk, hundreds of people hold on to each other so as not to be caught when a group of police officers throw themselves forward and spray tear gas on them straight in the face. People crouch and hold together despite coughing and breathing problems.
Police have disrupted the demonstrations and arrested people in several cities in Belarus.
Sunday’s big demonstrations in Belarus are a protest against the fact that Alexander Lukashenko was swiftly and secretly sworn in as president this week.
Despite a rainy day in Minsk, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to have their say.
EU countries have so far not commented on sanctions. The United States, Britain and Canada have flagged for coordinated sanctions soon.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said today in a French newspaper that it is clear that Lukashenko “must go”.
