Leader Of Belarus Opposition Party Detained Amid Crackdown
udf.byMikalay Kazlou, pictured in 2018MINSK — The leader of the opposition United Civil Party (AHP) has been detained on unknown charges amid an ongoing crackdown on Belarusians demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
Mikalay Kazlou, a member of the Coordination Council of the Belarusian Opposition (KRBA), disappeared late in the afternoon on March 22 after he sent a text message to his friend, saying: «If I am not around in 15 minutes that will mean I was detained.»AHP said on Facebook hours later that Kazlou had been placed in a detention center in Minsk.