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Belarus authorities free detainees as protests grow

by Associated Press
| August 14, 2020 8:03 AM

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Authorities have freed at least 2,000 people detained amid demonstrations across Belarus after a disputed presidential election as they sought Friday to stem rising public anger over a brutal police crackdown on peaceful protests and avoid Western sanctions.

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