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The Guardian - UK
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Andrew Roth and agencies

Jailed Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova ‘in intensive care’

Maria Kolesnikova at a rally in Minsk
Maria Kolesnikova at a rally in Minsk, Belarus, in August 2020. Photograph: AP

The jailed Belarusian opposition leader, Maria Kolesnikova, has been admitted to intensive care and undergone surgery but authorities have refused to say why, her family have said.

Kolesnikova’s father, Alexander Kolesnikov, said his daughter was in a grave but stable condition. The doctors did not share her diagnosis or any other details with him about the surgery, Kolesnikov said.

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