Belarus Protest Photos 2

Belarus plainclothes policemen detain people during an action entitled "Revolution via Social Network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. The authoritarian government had tried to thwart the protest by blocking access to Facebook, Twitter and a major Russian social networking site used by the organizers, but police fired tear gas to break up the protest, and several dozen people have been seized by police. (Sergei Grits) [Note that one person is mounted on the back of another in an attempt to stop the arrest.]

Belarus plainclothes policemen detain protesters during an action "Revolution via social network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Participants in the protest action, Revolution thru Social Networks, are being detained in Minsk. According to the preliminary information, several dozens of people have been seized. (Dmitry Brushko)

People argue with a plainclothes policeman, in a black jacket, as he tries to detain a protester, center, during an action called "Revolution via social network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Participants in the protest action, Revolution thru Social Networks, are being detained in Minsk. According to the preliminary information, several dozen people have been seized. (Sergei Grits)

People argue with a plainclothes policemen as he tries with others to detain a protester, center, during an action called "Revolution via social network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Participants in the protest action, Revolution thru Social Networks, are being detained in Minsk. According to the preliminary information, several dozens of people have been seized. (Sergei Grits)

Belarus plainclothes policemen detain protesters during an action entitled "Revolution via social network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. The authoritarian government had tried to thwart the protest by blocking access to Facebook, Twitter and a major Russian social networking site used by the organizers, but the protest turned violent as police fired tear gas to break up the protest, and several dozen people have been seized by police. (Anton Motolko)

Belarus plainclothes policemen detain a man during an action entitled "Revolution via Social Network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. The authoritarian government had tried to thwart the protest by blocking access to Facebook, Twitter and a major Russian social networking site used by the organizers, but police fired tear gas to break up the protest, and several dozen people have been seized by police. AP

Belarus plainclothes policemen detain a man during an action entitled "Revolution via Social Network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. The authoritarian government had tried to thwart the protest by blocking access to Facebook, Twitter and a major Russian social networking site used by the organizers, but police fired tear gas to break up the protest, and several dozen people have been seized by police. AP

Belarus plainclothes policemen detain a man during an action entitled "Revolution via Social Network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. The authoritarian government had tried to thwart the protest by blocking access to Facebook, Twitter and a major Russian social networking site used by the organizers, but police fired tear gas to break up the protest, and several dozen people have been seized by police. AP

Belarus plainclothes policemen detain men during an action "Revolution via social network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Participants in the protest action, Revolution thru Social Networks, are being detained in Minsk. According to the preliminary information, several dozens of people have been seized. AP

Belarus plainclothes policemen detain a protester during an action called "Revolution via social network" in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Participants in the protest action are being detained in Minsk. According to the preliminary information, several dozen people have been seized. AP

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko, during a military parade in celebration of Independence Day, the anniversary of the end of Nazi occupation in 1944, in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. The authoritarian president of Belarus on Sunday accused unnamed foreign countries of trying to oust him, and his government blocked access to popular social networking sites in an attempt to prevent opposition protests on a national holiday. (Nikolai Petrov)

Belarusian army tanks drive during a parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, July 3, 2011. In November 1996 , Independence day was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by the Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1944. (Sergei Grits)