NEW WAVE OF HARSH SENTENCES SLAMS BELARUS UNIONS

December 05, 2022 00:05:34
NEW WAVE OF HARSH SENTENCES SLAMS BELARUS UNIONS
Solidarity Center
NEW WAVE OF HARSH SENTENCES SLAMS BELARUS UNIONS

Dec 05 2022 | 00:05:34

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Show Notes

  In the wake of a new wave of prison sentences against union leaders and other activists arrested earlier this year, new Belarus worker rights organization Salidarnast is tracking and disseminating updates on union political prisoners’ legal cases, and providing other worker rights news.      Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) President Aliaksandr Yarashuk, […]

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