Hundreds gather in Prague, Warsaw to support Belarus protesters

Crowds gathered in Prague and Warsaw on Sunday to show their support for protesters in Belarus who are demanding President Alexander Lukashenko step down after what they say was his fraudulent re-election a week ago. A large white and red Belarusian flag was placed at the centre of a heart formed by around a thousand people gathered in the Czech capital’s Old Town Square, while in Warsaw several hundred formed a kilometres-long human chain. Standing 1.5 metres from each other, they occupied four major streets in the center of the Polish capital. People in both cities held flags, banners bearing…