The Supreme Court of Belarus on August 14 shut down the opposition Belarusian Popular Front Party (PBNF) amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent. Last month, the court liquidated the Conservative Christian Party that split from PBNF in 1999. Earlier this year, Belarusian authorities also stopped activities of the Green Party, the Republican Party, the Social Democratic Party of People's Accord, and the Belarusian Social Democratic Party. On August 15, the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the liquidation of another opposition group, the United Civil Party. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.
