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Belarusians who took part in last August's protests were detained in the notorious Okrestina prison in Minsk. A year on, many are still suffering from the effects of torture and abuse. DW spoke with some of them.
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Democracy activists Svetlana Alexievich and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya were in Berlin for the premiere of Aliaksei Paluyan's documentary on Belarus, "Courage."
Belarus: Lukashenko slams dumb Germany torture trial
A group of lawyers in Germany have accused the Belarusian president, dubbed Europe s last dictator, of crimes against humanity during anti-government protests.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko hit back at a legal complaint against him
Lukashenko said Friday that the heirs of fascism were in no position to judge him, in reference to Germany s Nazi past. I do not reproach them. But they are the heirs of the generations who unleashed that war, Lukashenko said, referring to World War II. It s a dumb move.
The official Belta news agency quoted Belarus president two days before the country commemorates the Soviet Union s victory over Nazi Germany.