Event Brief
UN experts say Belarus uses justice system to silence critics
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
Summary: UN experts said Belarus is using its justice system to silence critics of President Alexander Lukashenko. They cited arbitrary arrests, torture, denial of legal safeguards, closed trials, and continued harassment of former detainees.
WHO: UN experts
WHAT: UN experts alleged Belarus is using the justice system to silence Lukashenko critics, citing arbitrary arrests, torture, denial of legal safeguards, closed trials, and continued harassment of former detainees.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 3:11 AM ET
WHERE: Belarus
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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