Belarus jails Lukashenko’s foes
Belarussian courts have jailed more than 150 opposition protesters following demonstrations against the president’s landslide election victory. Those sentenced to up to 15 days in jail included Mariusz Maszkiewicz, a former Polish ambassador to Belarus. President Alexander Lukashenko’s re-election on 19 March has been widely condemned as fraudulent by the opposition and by Western observers. A runner-up in the election, Alexander Kozulin, is also in jail. Full Story