Belarus police arrest more than 100, prevent opposition rally
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Police arrest more than 100 people as they gathered for fresh protests against President Alexander Lukashenko.
Police in Belarus have detained more than 100 people, including five journalists, local media and a rights group have said, as they gathered for fresh rallies against President Alexander Lukashenko Protests erupted in the former Soviet country last August after Lukashenko claimed a sixth presidential term in a vote that the opposition and Western diplomats said was rigged. But the protests died down during the Belarusian winter in the wake of a violent crackdown that saw thousands of protesters detained, several killed and hundreds receive lengthy prison sentences for the unrest.
Human rights group Viasna reports 1,275 political prisoners still jailed and face harsh conditions.
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