The Assault on Human Rights in Belarus

As the trials of opposition politicians in Belarus approach, Amnesty International examines human rights violations committed by the Belarusian authorities in the aftermath of Alyaksandr Lukashenka's fourth re-election last December. Hundreds of people were detained and many were beaten by riot police during the dispersal of a demonstration on election night on 19 December.

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