Live Updates: Tikhanovskaya Announces Nationwide Strike in Belarus Starting Monday

Mass protests have been occurring in Belarus since presidential elections in August. According to the authorities, President Alexander Lukashenko gained 80.1 percent of the vote, however, the opposition claimed that Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, not Lukashenko won the election, and accused the president of committing election fraud.

The Belarusian capital closed 12 subway stations as an opposition rally is expected to hit Minsk, because today is the expiration date for an ultimatum to President Alexander Lukashenko, delivered by opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanoskaya.

The politician demanded Lukashenko's resignation and release of all those detained during the protests, warning that otherwise mass demonstrations will be rallied across the country.

In the meantime, Minsk has put Tikhanoskaya on the interstate wanted list for her calls to overthrow the constitutional order.

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