Belarus' opposition activists Maria Kolesnikova, right, and Maxim Znak attend a court hearing in

A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms

KYIV, Ukraine— A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy

Belarusian political activist Maria Kolesnikova has been sentenced to 11 years in jail, key figures

MOSCOW( Reuters)-Russian police detained opposition activists on Friday and warned they would break

ADDIS ABABA( Reuters)-Ethiopian authorities have released opposition party leader Eskinder Nega

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