Belarusian Oppositionist Granted Asylum In Czech Republic (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
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Channel: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty · 2011 · News & Politics
Ales Mikhalevich, a former opposition presidential candidate in Belarus, has been granted asylum in the Czech Republic. He had been arrested by Belarusian authorities in December along with several other opposition candidates and their supporters, and says he was tortured in prison. Mikhalevich spoke to the Belarusian community in Prague during a memorial service held on Freedom Day, an unofficial holiday observed by the Belarusian opposition.
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