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Tear gas canister (Photo: Tilemahos Efthimiadis)

A dispatch from the streets of Minsk

"Young man, come here, let's talk," she calls out to a guy running past the entrance of a downtown residential building in the Belarusian capital Minsk.

She's about 50 years old, and she's holding a small dog in her arms.

Two other younger women are standing with her in the shadow of bushes surrounding a greyish concrete six-story apartment building, typical to all former Soviet cities. They keep their voices low, talking very quietly.\n \nIt's three o'clock in the morning and t...

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The name of the writer, who works with international charity Amnesty International, was omitted for security reasons.

Tear gas canister (Photo: Tilemahos Efthimiadis)

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The name of the writer, who works with international charity Amnesty International, was omitted for security reasons.

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