MINSK — August 4 has been set for as the start date for the trial of two leading Belarusian opposition figures, Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak, on charges the United States has called “manufactured” amid an ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists and groups by authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko.
Protests in Belarus
RFE/RL: Date set for trial of Belarusian opposition figures
In this picture taken on August 6, 2020 Maria Kolesnikova, Viktor Babaryko's campaign chief, and supporters of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya parade through the streets of Minsk.
