KYIV, Ukraine - A human rights group in Belarus said more than 900 people were arrested Sunday in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down.The demonstrations continued the wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August.
In the capital Minsk, police wielded clubs and used tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of demonstrators.The Viasna human rights organization reported detentions at demonstrations in other cities, including Vitebsk and Gomel.