Man jailed for wearing a T-shirt in Belarus

A protester arrested in Belarus for wearing a T-shirt criticising authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has been freed after five days in jail.

Man jailed for wearing a T-shirt in Belarus
Fri, 15 Nov, 2013 - 17:45

A protester arrested in Belarus for wearing a T-shirt criticising authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has been freed after five days in jail.

Leonid Smovzh, a 53-year-old railway engineer, said he was given no heat, light or food for two of those days.

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