Law enforcement officers detain a participant of a rally, denouncing the new tax on those not in full-time employment and marking the 99th anniversary of the proclamation of the Belarussian People's Republic, in Minsk, Belarus, March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus authorities detained hundreds of people on Saturday during an attempt to hold a street protest in the capital Minsk, amid rising public anger over falling living standards and an unpopular tax on the unemployed.
Protesters shouting slogans and waving signs were taken away, many of them beaten, along with passersby and at least 10 journalists.
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