Belarus activist resists authorities’ push to leave country

Activist Maria Kolesnikova (Tut.By via AP)

A leading opposition activist in Belarus is being held on the border after she resisted authorities’ attempts to force her to leave the country.

Maria Kolesnikova, a member of the Co-ordination Council created by the opposition to facilitate talks with longtime leader President Alexander Lukashenko on a transition of power, was detained on Monday in the capital Minsk along with two other council members.