Prague protest in support of Belarus opposition

Hundreds of people rallied in Czech capital Prague on Sunday in support of anti-government demonstrators in Belarus.

Mikhail Lazarevich, a Belarusian student in Prague, attended event because "some of things happening in Belarus are just terrible."

He said way police treated protesters in Belarus in recent days h been "immoral".

protests followed elections last week that resulted - according to officials - in a landslide victory for country's longtime ruler, President Alexander Lukashenko.

Protesters claim election was a sham.

Lukashenko on Sunday vehemently rejected any possibility of holding a rerun of vote.

authoritarian president has ruled ex-Soviet nation with an iron fist since 1994, repressing opposition figures and independent news media.

(Representative Im)