Belarus police raid homes and offices of journalists, rights activists msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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KYIV, July 14 (Reuters) - Belarusian security police searched offices and homes of lawyers and human rights activists on Wednesday, detaining at least 10 people in a new crackdown on opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko, several rights groups and media said.
Authorities have moved to shut down non-state media outlets and human right groups after mass protests last August against a presidential election the opposition said was rigged.
Police searched offices of at least 14 rights groups, media, NGOs and charity groups, including the human rights organisation, Viasna-96, and the country s oldest political party, Belarusian People Front, the groups said.
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[ Last Update: Wednesday, 14 July 2021 10:49 PM ] File photo of the British warship HMS Defender
Russia’s second most important security official strongly warns the UK against testing Moscow again by risking another naval provocation such as the one that was staged by a British warship near Crimea last month. Similar actions will be thwarted with the harshest methods in future by Russia regardless of the violator s state allegiance,” Mikhail Popov, deputy secretary of Russia s state Security Council, said on Wednesday.
“We suggest our opponents think hard about whether it s worth organizing such provocations given the capabilities of Russia s armed forces, he added in remarks to Russia’s Rossiiyskaya Gazeta newspaper.
U.S. and UK condemn detention of Venezuelan opposition politician
FILE PHOTO: Lawmaker Freddy Guevara, who sought asylum in the Chilean diplomatic residence in Caracas, gestures during a public gathering after being pardoned by Venezuela s president Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero reuters tickers
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and the United Kingdom on Tuesday condemned the detention of Venezuelan opposition politician Freddy Guevara, who faces charges of terrorism and treason following his arrest on a Caracas highway on Monday.
Guevara is a close ally of opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is recognized as the South American country s legitimate president by the United States and others.
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