Belarus Police Raid Homes and Offices of Journalists, Rights Activists

Belarus Police Raid Homes and Offices of Journalists, Rights Activists
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a speech in Minsk, Belarus, on May 26, 2021. Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via Reuters
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KYIV—Belarusian police searched the offices and homes of journalists and human rights activists for the third successive day on Friday, extending what rights activists say is a new crackdown on opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko.

The Poland-based Nexta Live channel said the office of U.S. broadcaster Radio Liberty in the capital Minsk was among those raided. Belarusian human rights organization Viasna-96 reported that two Radio Liberty journalists had been detained.