Belarus: Fears of Looming Freedom Day Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters
March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017
LONDON, March 24 -- Amnesty International issued the following news release:
Belarusian authorities must ensure that rallies planned in the capital Minsk and elsewhere on Freedom Day, 25 March, are allowed to go ahead unhindered by excessive use of police force or arbitrary detentions of peaceful protesters such as those witnessed in recent weeks, Amnesty International said.
This year's turnout is expected to be the largest in years, fueled by public discontent over . . .
Belarusian authorities must ensure that rallies planned in the capital Minsk and elsewhere on Freedom Day, 25 March, are allowed to go ahead unhindered by excessive use of police force or arbitrary detentions of peaceful protesters such as those witnessed in recent weeks, Amnesty International said.
This year's turnout is expected to be the largest in years, fueled by public discontent over . . .