UN: Belarus Runs Campaign of Violence, Repression to Crush Dissent

FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures while speaking in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 27, 2024. A new U.N. report released March 20, 2024, says evidence could show Lukashenko's government committed "the crime against humanity of persecution."

A report by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights accuses the government of Belarus of running a campaign of violence and repression to crush political dissent and maintain its grip on power.