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US, UK call for release of 'political prisoners' in Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the United Kingdom urged Belarus to release "political prisoners" and all those detained for participation in the anti-government demonstrations in the East European country, representatives of the US and the UK at the UN Human
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Over 500 riot-related cases initiated in Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 500 criminal cases have been opened in Belarus over riots and participation of Belarusian citizens in them, Andrey Serbun, deputy head of the Belarusian Prosecutor General's Office's department for overseeing the implementation of legislatio
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Protesters attack police station in Minsk's Central district
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Protesters attacked a police station in the Central district of the Belarusian capital on Sunday and hurled stones at security service vehicles, Minsk police chief Ivan Kubrakov said.
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US advises compatriots in Belarus to stock up essentials as opposition's u
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Embassy in Belarus has recommended its compatriots to avoid mass gatherings and stock up with at least three-day supply of food, water and medicines, in light of the so-called People's Ultimatum announced by Belarusian ex-presidential candida
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At least 150 detained across Belarus in Opposition rallies
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarus' non-governmental human rights centre Viasna reported that at least 140 people have been detained across the country in the 10th consecutive Sunday of mass opposition rallies.
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58 people detained at Saturday protests across Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Fifty-Eight people have been detained during unauthorized opposition protests across Belarus on Saturday, including 43 participants in students' demonstration in Minsk, the Belarusian Interior Ministry's spokeswoman, Olga Chemodanova, said on Sunday
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At least 30 People detained at Saturday rally in Belarusian Capital
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 30 people have been detained during an unauthorized opposition demonstration held in the Belarusian capital on Saturday, the Minsk-based Viasna human rights center said.
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Over 700 people detained during protests in Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 700 people were detained during the unauthorized protests held across Belarus on Sunday, with 570 of them placed under arrest until court hearings, the Belarusian Interior Ministry said on Monday.
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About 3,000 people in Minsk held administratively liable for participating
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of about 3,000 people have been subjected to administrative proceedings in the Belarusian capital since the beginning of mass protests in August, Oleg Lavrukhin, the prosecutor of the city of Minsk, said on Sunday.
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Belarusian police use water cannons, stun grenades to disperse protesters
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian police used water cannons and stun grenades against participants of an unauthorized rally in Minsk, Natalia Hanusevich, a spokeswoman for the police department of the Minsk City Executive Committee, told Sputnik on Sunday.
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Several dozen protesters detained at opposition rally in Minsk
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Several dozen protesters have been detained at an unsanctioned opposition rally in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on Sunday, a representative from the country's Interior Ministry told Sputnik.
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Over 10 people detained at protest rally in northwestern Minsk
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 10 people were detained on Tuesday for participating in an unauthorized protest in the northwest of Belarusian capital Minsk, spokeswoman for the Minsk main police department Natalya Ganusevich told Sputnik.
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