Belarus: Political Refugees; Disinformation on Asylum Seekers

Leo Finkel of Maidan International writes about a press conference given by Belarusian political refugees in Kyiv; according to him, the number of Belarusian political asylum seekers will grow in the coming months. TOL's Belarus Blog reports on the false information spread by certain Russian news agencies: according to them, a hundred or so Belarusian opposition members requested political asylum in Kiev a few days ago.

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