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Protesters rounded up in Belarus; Nobel-winning writer due for questioning

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Belarusian police have rounded up dozens of protesters heading home from peaceful demonstrations, rights groups said on Wednesday, after days in which the authorities exercised comparative restraint towards mass anti-government rallies. The country's most celebrated writer, Nobel Prize-winner Svetlana Alexievich, was expected to appear for questioning later

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BBC News

In Belarus, Svitlana Aleksievich was interrogated due to protests. She asked for help from Putin - BBC News Ukraine

The Nobel Prize winner in literature was interrogated for participating in a coordination council aimed at removing incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko from power.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Nobel laureate refuses to answer Belarus investigators

Police arrested around twenty people protesting the disputed reelection of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko Wednesday, hours after Nobel Prize-winning author Svetlana Alexievich recounted her meeting with investigators in a criminal probe into the opposition.

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Protesters Rounded Up In Belarus; Nobel-winning Writer Due For Questioning

4 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Belarusian Nobel winner questioned over opposition council

Author Svetlana Alexievich says she refused to cooperate with investigators

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Belarus' Nobel Prize-winning author questioned amid protests

Belarus' Nobel Prize-winning author was summoned for questioning Wednesday and police detained dozens of demonstrators in a continuing crackdown on protests challenging the re-election of the country's authoritarian ruler.

4 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Protesters rounded up in Belarus; Nobel-winning writer due for questioning

By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK - Belarusian police have rounded up dozens of protesters heading home from peaceful demonstrations, rights groups said on Wednesday, after days in which the authorities exercised comparative restraint towards mass anti-government rallies. The country's most celebrated writer, Nobel Prize-winner Svetlana Alexievich, was expected to appear for questioning later

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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