Belarusian authorities carried out a widespread and systematic crackdown on dissent and on the spread of information about rights abuses during 2023, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2024.
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Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko claims the transfer of Russian tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus was completed in October 2023. The Belarusian parliament has approved a bill to give immunity to the ex-president, ensuring he cannot be prosecuted for actions taken during his tenure, thereby attempting to grant Lukashenko the possibility of a safe retirement. Exiled Belarusian activist Vadzim Prakopieu has been sentenced in absentia to a second 25-year prison term.
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) During his three years in a Belarusian penal colony, human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka says he and other political prisoners