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Speaking at a press conference in Poland, Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya dismisses an interview shown on state television in Belarus with a journalist who was arrested after his plane was forced to land in Minsk. SOUNDBITE
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says during a press conference in Warsaw that the public "shouldn't believe the words" of jailed activist Roman Protasevich's state interview. Journalist Protasevich was arrested after his plane was forced to land in Minsk. Tikhanovskaya says such interviews and videos with political prisoners are filmed under duress and are the result of the activists "being tortured and violated". SOUNDBITE
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the self-exiled Belarusian opposition figure leading a campaign against strongman Alexander Lukashenko, reacts in an interview with AFP to news of her husband being sentenced to 18 years in jail after galvanising an unprecedented protest movement. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of workers gather outside the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) and the Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) after the opposition calls for strikes against Lukashenko's disputed claim to have won re-election. IMAGES
Supporters of the Venezuelan opposition gather in Miami to protest the widely disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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