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Belarus continues persecuting freed political prisoners
Original: "The pressure doesn't end with release": how the Belarusian authorities persecute former political prisoners
Belarusian authorities are reported to keep harassing former political prisoners even after they have served their sentences, according to reporting by the outlet Spring96. The pressure described includes continued surveillance and restrictions that prevent people from resuming normal life after release. The reports underline that imprisonment in Belarus is often followed by ongoing repression, keeping the plight of political prisoners in focus among human rights observers.
Why now: Continued repression of released political prisoners in Belarus remains a pressing human rights concern.
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- "The pressure doesn't end with release": how the Belarusian authorities persecute former political prisoners · spring96.org
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