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FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Belarus opposition lawyer detained by “masked men”: “The main target was Maria”” – below is their description.
Masked men on Wednesday detained one of the last high-profile opposition figures still free in Belarus, Maxim Znak. On Tuesday, the most prominent opposition figure still in Belarus, Maria Kolesnikova, was detained at the Ukrainian border after she prevented authorities from expelling her by tearing up her passport and jumping out of a car. “The main target was Maria”, Ivan Kravtsov, Coordination Council, Belarusian opposition, said. He was France 24 guest. Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/France24_en
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