A woman is led away by Belarusian police after they broke up a rally in Minsk on March 27.
RFE: Lukashenka Signs Law Allowing Belarusian Police To Use Firearms Against Demonstrators
MINSK -- Belarus's authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed into law legislation that allows police and security forces to shoot at demonstrators.
The law, endorsed by Lukashenka on May 17, frees law enforcement officers from responsibility for damages inflicted on protesters by physical attack, firearms, combatant and special equipment if in such cases the actions are deemed "legal."
The law is part of a broad legislative move approved by lawmakers in April that severely restricts civil rights and the free flow of information amid a crackdown on the country's pro-democracy movement.
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WNU Editor: This new law is coming on the heels on a crackdown of the arts .... Belarus regime turns on artists and journalists (DW), and on independent media .... Belarus blocks popular news site, raids its office and staff (AP). More here .... Belarus Raids Main Independent News Site (Moscow Times/AFP).
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