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Belarus blacklists 625 opposition figures as ‘extremists’

Demonstrators participate in an anti-government rally in 2020 in the Belarussian capital, Minsk [File: Misha Friedman/Getty Images]

Belarussian authorities have added 625 people to a list prohibiting them from holding public office and other activities because of alleged ties to “extremists”.

The internal affairs ministry released an update of the blacklisted individuals, who now total 1,469. They include opposition activists, journalists, business leaders and others who took part in anti-government demonstrations in Belarus in 2020.

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