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Belarusian Opposition Youth Activist Reported Missing


Franak Vyachorko in a 2005 photo
Franak Vyachorko in a 2005 photo
Belarusian opposition leader Franak Vyachorka has gone missing after being detained by the police today, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.

Vyachorka, an active member of Belarusian Popular Front's youth movement, managed a call to colleagues explaining that he was being forced into a police car.

Vyachroka has been detained and tried in court for his political activities in the past.

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