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Yorkfoto/iStock(LIPSK, Poland) It was pitch black as the activists entered the forest. Even with headlamps and torches, their beams shone only small windows into the darkness, illuminating the trunks of birch trees. The activists, from the migrants rights group, Grupa Granica, were looking for a small group of men who a short while ago had crossed the border from Belarus into a corner of northeastern Poland. The men being sought were among hundreds of people trapped in forests where the European Union shares borders with Belarus; men caught in a worsening and highly unusual migration crisis on the bloc's eastern frontier. For months, the border between Belarus, Poland and Lithuania has seen a surge of migrants, that European countries allege is orchestrated by Belarus' authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko in retaliation for their support of the pro-democracy protest movement that came close to toppling him last year. Lukashenko often dubbed 'Europe's las
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Alexei Navalny s jailing will boost his popularity and spark more protests against Vladimir Putin s regime, Leonid Volkov, the Kremlin critic s close ally who currently lives in Lithuania, said on Wednesday.
In an interview with BNS, Volkov says European countries should freeze the regime s assets, as Putin’s allies are spending dirty money in Europe, thus corrupting its politics.
From Vilnius, Volkov coordinates Navalny s regional network and likens his role to that of a foreign minister.
Last week, Russian law-enforcement charged Volkov with encouraging minors to attend protests. He dismissed the charges as “made up” and unfounded.
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