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Both are bad,&#8221; Labied\u017aka said, citing former inmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He wished Kaz\u0142o\u016d and his family and friends to be strong and brave. &#8220;There is no doubt that he will withstand this test.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 25, Belarus will hold elections for the House of Representatives and the local councils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The country has not held a single free and fair election according to the standards of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe since 1996.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 31, Pozirk. &#8220;Those illegally convicted will be increasingly pressured the closer the special operation day of the so-called elections gets,&#8221; said Anatol Labied\u017aka, advisor to \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja on constitutional reform and parliamentary cooperation. 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