Belarusian Opposition Youth Activist Reported Missing

Franak Vyachorko in a 2005 photo

Belarusian opposition leader Franak Vyachorka has gone missing after being detained by the police today, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.

Vyachorka, an active member of Belarusian Popular Front's youth movement, managed a call to colleagues explaining that he was being forced into a police car.

Vyachroka has been detained and tried in court for his political activities in the past.