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'Systematic': number of political prisoners in Belarus growing daily, says opposition

Guardian, 08 Sep 2020
Only two members of the Belarus opposition coordination council are still free and in the country, including himself, says Maxim Znak.

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On Tuesday, Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova reportedly ripped up her passport in order to avoid being deported from her own country, according to Ukrainian media reports

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