Nearly 3 months after vote, protests still go on

KYIV, UKRAINE» Nearly three months after Belarus’ authoritarian president’s re- election to a sixth term in a vote widely seen as rigged, demonstrators keep swarming the streets of Belarusian cities to demand his resignation in the most massive and sustained wave of protests the ex-Soviet nation has ever seen.

While President Alexander Lukashenko has relied on massive arrests and intimidation tactics to hold on to power, the continuing rallies have cast an unprecedented challenge to his 26-year rule.

Authorities have responded to protests by unleashing a violent post-election crackdown. Police dispersed peaceful demonstrators with munitions.