Belarus opposition leader calls on EU not to recognise 'fraudulent' elections

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the woman heading up Belarus's opposition movement, is appealing to EU leaders to disregard the results of the election on 9 August, calling them fraudulent. In the statement issued from Lithuania, where she is currently exiled, Tikhanovskaya said: 'I call on you to support the awakening of Belarus' and said the election results were falsified and that protesters had been beaten and tortured Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/seri... The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ►    / theguardian   Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture