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Authorities in Belarus open new criminal probes against scores of opposition activists.
About 1,300 are currently held behind bars as political prisoners, rights group says.
The new criminal investigations follow the activists’ move to launch a new effort to coordinate the opposition activities ahead of next year ’s presidential vote.
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