(AP News) Frozen US aid brings new challenges to groups hit by harsh crackdowns in Russia and Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures while speaking to the media after voting in a presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File) By DASHA LITVINOVA and YURAS KARMANAU February 7, 2025 TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus