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Opposition figures in Belarus - a country that's a close ally of Russia - have been persecuted since the late 1990s - not only have they been jailed, but they've been allegedly killed - with their murders never solved.
Their families, though, were usually spared. Now that appears to be changing: BBC Russian’s Maria Jevstafjeva has spoken to two exiled Belarusian activists who believe their loved ones were arrested in retaliation for the anti-government actions of their fathers.
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Their families, though, were usually spared. Now that appears to be changing: BBC Russian’s Maria Jevstafjeva has spoken to two exiled Belarusian activists who believe their loved ones were arrested in retaliation for the anti-government actions of their fathers.
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