A total of 17 opposition activists have been arrested in Belarus in recent days as authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on opponents following a wave of major protests, a local rights group said Thursday. A total of 17 opposition activists have been arrested in Belarus in recent days as authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on opponents following a wave of major protests, a local rights group said Thursday.Vyasna, an NGO that defends the rights of political prisoners, said all 17 had been detained in this week’s wave of arrests in the ex-Soviet country bordering Russia and the European …read more
Source: Pulse Nigeria
