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Belarus Plans to Charge Defeated Candidate Who Led Protest

Prosecutors in Belarus said Wednesday that they would bring criminal charges against a defeated presidential candidate who led an antigovernment march last week, and that they were considering lesser charges against a second candidate who organized a rally. The announcement, during which prosecutors also said the police had arrested more than 500 demonstrators last week, continued the crackdown on the opposition to President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, who is often called Europe’s last dictator. Full Story