Belarus Finds New Target for Crackdown After Nod From Putin
MIKHAIL METZELMOSCOW—A brutal new wave of repressions began in Belarus on Wednesday after Europe’s last dictator traveled to St. Petersburg to get President Putin’s blessing.Starting at 7 a.m., police stormed the homes and offices of dozens of organizations fighting a rearguard action to defend democracy and a free press.Police interrogated journalists, local and international human rights defenders, confiscated archives, computers and cell phones all across the country in the cities of Minsk, Grodno, Oksha and Brest.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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