Nearly two dozen union leaders in Belarus have been arrested in recent weeks and reliable sources tell Union City that the government is now moving to liquidate the unions, including the Belarus Congress of Trade Unions (BDKP), after union leaders publicly opposed the Russian war in Ukraine. At least 18 remain in prison, where detainees are routinely tortured. Several have criminal cases against them, and the Supreme Court is moving to liquidate the organization and its affiliates. The BKDP has put out a call for international solidarity and supporters are signing this LabourStart petition.
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