Forum 18Belarus, Russia

BELARUS: Criminal cases against exiled religious freedom defenders

Aug 18, 2026Reported

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Police launched criminal cases against two more religious freedom defenders who live outside Belarus: Sergiy Melyanets in January, and Natallia Vasilevich in April.

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