Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions
            
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                            Why do the authorities persecute independent trade unions?                        
                    
                 
                On 2 August, the Department of Financial Investigations detained the leaders of the Radio Electronic Industry Trade Union, filing a criminal case on tax evasion charges. The few independent trade unions which have survived decades of restrictive policies in...
         
        