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RARE PHOTOS: Belarus cracks down on teachers amid dissent | Vintage Vibes

In this photo made from video provided by the State TV and Radio Company of Belarus, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko greets riot police near the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus,

Dozens of teachers in Belarus have been detained or interrogated by authorities as part of the country's wide-ranging crackdown on dissent, a respected local human rights organization reported on Wednesday.

The moves against teachers began in September, according to a spokesman for the Viasna rights group. All those detained or questioned had participated in an online teacher-education project that the KGB, Belarus' main security agency, declared to be an extremist group in August.

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