Belarus Opens Criminal Case Against Top Human Rights Group
udf.byA man carrying the former white-red-white flag of Belarus stands in front of riot police during a rally to protest against the presidential election results in Minsk on October 11, 2020.
Belarusian authorities have opened a criminal investigation against one of the country’s most prominent human rights organizations and detained several of its members, in the latest crackdown on dissent against authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka.The Vyasna human rights center said March 5 that the Investigative Committee opened a case alleging the organization provides financing and other material support for unsanctioned mass protests and violating public order.