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Graphic footage of the death of Belarusian protester Alyaksandr Taraykouski appears to contradict claims by officials that he was killed by an improvised explosive device he was trying to throw at riot police.
The start of Belarus’ release of detained protesters has brought it with it a flood of accounts of brutal beatings, threats of rape and other abuses of prisoners by police. The government denies that protesters were mistreated.
The start of Belarus’ release of detained protesters has brought it with it a flood of accounts of brutal beatings, threats of rape, and other abuses of prisoners by police. Both the European Union and the United States are considering sanctions against Belarus as a result of these reports.
Women in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, have formed human chains in solidarity with protesters detained and beaten by the police. The protests began after President Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed he had been reelected on August 9 for a sixth term. The results are widely seen as falsified.
Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has left her country, apparently under duress, amid a wave of protests against the alleged falsification of the country's recent presidential election. Western governments have criticized both the election and a crackdown by security forces.
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