MOSCOW—Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya re-emerged after fleeing to neighboring Lithuania, calling for new protests and piling further pressure on the country’s longtime leader, President Alexander Lukashenko, after last weekend’s disputed election. Ms. Tikhanovskaya, a political newcomer who stepped forward as a candidate after her husband was detained in May, urged protesters to demand an official investigation into the election and said she had documents suggesting she had won up to 70% of the vote...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 14, 2020 19:18 UTC