Belarus unrest: Lukashenko tries to reassert control

Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 9:24 p.m.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he has given orders to end the unrest in the capital Minsk. Also in the programme: The military in Mali promises elections after ousting President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta; and a new documentary tells the untold story of how MI6 helped to bring down Iranian democracy in 1953. (Photo: Belarusian President-elect Alexander Lukashenko chairs the Security Council meeting in Minsk, Belarus, 19 August 2020. Credit: EPA).