Belarusian opposition supporters gather for a protest rally in front of the government building at
Independent Square in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, with a Soviet era sculptures in the
foreground. Workers at more state-controlled companies and factories took part in the strike that began
the day before and has encompassed several truck and tractor factories, a huge potash factory that
accounts for a fifth of the world’s potash fertilizer output and is the nation’s top cash earner, state
television and the country’s most prominent theater. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)