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Belarus Keeps up Crackdown on Dissent Even as Authorities Free some Prisoners, Rights Group Says
- Authorities in Belarus are continuing their crackdown on dissent while releasing some prisoners, according to the country's leading rights group, Viasna, which stated, "The steamroller of repressions doesn't stop."
- Mass arrests of government critics in Belarus persist, following the 2020 election that the opposition and the West deemed rigged.
- Viasna has reported 1,174 political prisoners currently incarcerated in Belarus.
- Even as political prisoners are freed, human rights advocates emphasize that more people are being arrested for politically motivated reasons.
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Belarus frees more prisoners while simultaneously cracking down on dissent
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 16 more prisoners, continuing his selective releases while also cracking down on dissent.
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Lukashenka pardoned another 16 people. First details - RMF24.pl - Alaksandr Lukashenka pardoned another 16 people. According to the human rights center "Viasna", among them are eight women and the same number of men. The names of those pardoned were not given
Of those pardoned, eight were women and eight were men, two had chronic illnesses and one had a disability.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 16 people, including those convicted of extremism, the state-run Belta news agency reported today, citing the presidential office. Opponents of Lukashenko's authoritarian regime are regularly sent to prison in Belarus under articles prosecuting the crime of extremism. Among those pardoned are eight women and the same number of men. Three of them are over 50. Two of them suffer from chronic illn…
Authorities in Belarus continue their relentless repression of dissent even as some prisoners are released, the country's leading human rights group told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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