Belarus opposition figure 'detained' at Ukraine border
2020-09-09 09:39:48 source:The Aljazeera
September 9, 2020
Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova has been detained while trying to enter Ukraine on Tuesday, according to Belarusian border officials, a day after her allies said she was grabbed off the street by masked men.
The circumstances of her attempted journey to Ukraine were not immediately clear, with some media reports initially suggesting she made it across the border, something border guards on both sides later denied.
The opposition movement on Monday said unidentified men took Kolesnikova in central Minsk and drove her off in a minivan, while two other activists disappeared later.
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