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Belarus jails 600 activists over election unrest
bbc21-Dec-2010 (one comment)
The Belarus authorities have jailed about 600 demonstrators for up to two weeks in a crackdown on protests against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Some detainees may face longer terms - as much as 15 years - if found guilty of taking part in "mass disturbances". At least seven presidential candidates were among those detained. Some of them were reportedly also beaten by police. Observers called the poll "flawed" and the US and EU condemned the crackdown. The Russian Union of Journalists has demanded the immediate release of journalists arrested while covering the protests in the capital Minsk. They have urged the Kremlin to put pressure on Belarus to free their colleagues.
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Hmm ... 21st Century Jomhurykhah's Owe Us an Apology ;0)
by Darius Kadivar on Tue Dec 21, 2010 08:30 AM PSTStrange that When a Republic Commits such Un Democratic actions people say it is not a "Real Republic" or that it is a Republic that needs to be reformed into a democracy but when a Monarchy does the same they have no excuse ? ...