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Human rights defenders: More than 1,100 protesters detained in Belarus in March – News

“1139 detentions for political reasons were recorded last month, including 841 in Minsk. The regions are the most frequently detained in the Brest region; at least 76 detentions have been registered there,” the human rights center said.

According to its data, on March 25, when opposition supporters staged actions commemorating the 103rd anniversary of the declaration of independence of the People’s Republic of Belarus, 175 people were detained in Minsk and more than 75 in the regions. On March 27, 245 people were detained.

There are reports of the detention of 36 journalists.

395 detainees have been sentenced by the courts to administrative detention for three to 30 days, and 82 detainees – fines.

In Belarus, after the August 9 presidential election, protests against the falsification of the presidential election and authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko began.

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