Belarus: Authorities targeting European Humanities University students abroad and their families in intensifying crackdown

By Amnesty International

Reacting to a growing number of reports that Belarusian authorities are persecuting, intimidating and targeting students and others connected to the European Humanities University (EHU) in Vilnius, Lithuania, as part of their efforts to repress dissent beyond Belarus’ borders, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “As the new academic […] The post Belarus: Authorities targeting European Humanities University students abroad and their families in intensifying crackdown appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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