Detentions of protest participants began in the center of Minsk. The use of stun grenades has been reported

Belarusian police detain people who took part in a protest rally in the center of Minsk. Belsat TV channel reports on clashes between security forces and demonstrators on Pobediteley Avenue. According to the channel, about two thousand people gathered there.

MBKh Media reports, citing its correspondent, that about five thousand protesters gathered on Pobediteley Avenue near the stele "Minsk - Hero City".

Tut.by reports , citing eyewitnesses, that security forces are using stun grenades near the avenue.

on the clashes on Pobediteley Avenue TASS also reports . According to him, "about 300 young people gathered there, some of them were detained."

In the center of Minsk, the pedestrian part of Independence Avenue, the main street of the city, was blocked. Several metro stations are closed.

In other cities of Belarus - in particular, in Brest, Vitebsk and Mogilev - the police also detain and disperse the protesters. There were reports that tear gas was used in Brest.

• Protests are held after the end of voting in the presidential elections in Belarus. According to the first official data, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who is running for his sixth term, is gaining about 80% of the vote.