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FILE – In this photo provided by the Belarusian Presidential Press Service, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to military personnel during his visit to Oshmyany District, Grodno region of Belarus on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Three activists of Viasna, the main human rights group in Belarus, have been arrested and charged with participating in an extremist organization, state television reported Thursday, April 4. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP, File)
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Three activists of Viasna, the main human rights group in harshly repressive Belarus, have been arrested and charged with participating in an extremist organization, state television reported Thursday.
The arrests were the latest in a long campaign by authorities to stifle opposition and independent media in the country, which has been under the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko since 1994.
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