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		</div><p>A human rights group in Belarus said more than 500 people were arrested in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down.</p>
<p>The Sunday demonstrations continued the wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August.</p>
<p>In the capital Minsk, police wielded clubs and used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators.</p>
<p>The Viasna human rights organisation reported detentions at demonstrations in other cities, including Vitebsk and Gomel. It said the nationwide arrest numbers exceeded 500.</p>
<p>Many of the demonstrators carried placards in commemoration of Raman Bandarenka, an opposition supporter who died on Thursday after reportedly being beaten in police detention.</p>
<p>A wide wave of protests, some attracting more than 100,000 people, broke out following the August 9 presidential election that official results say gave Mr Lukashenko a sixth term in office.</p>
<p>The opposition and some poll workers say the results were manipulated.</p>
<p>Mr Lukashenko, who has suppressed opposition and independent media during 26 years in power, refuses to negotiate with the opposition and alleges the protests are incited by Western countries.</p>
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