Tens of thousands of people defied a government warning against protesting and took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday, calling on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The mass demonstrations showed no sign of abating nearly a month after an election his opponents say was rigged.

Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 and, buoyed by a show of support from traditional ally Russia, has rejected calls for new elections from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, his main opponent who fled into exile two days after the vote.

Demonstrations have carried on throughout the four weeks since the election, gaining in size on the weekends and drawing tens of thousands of people each Sunday.

Meanwhile, police detained dozens of protesters in central Minsk, a witness said.

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