Belarusian authorities have prolonged the pretrial detention of Maryya Kalesnikava, an opposition figure who is facing national-security charges, for two months.
RFE/RL: Belarus extends pretrial detention of opposition figure Kalesnikava
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Members of the Coordination Council of Belarus opposition Ivan Kravtsov (L), Mariya Kolesnikova (C), and Anton Rodnenkov (R) on Aug. 14, 2020, in Minsk.