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Inside Europe: Mass graves spark protests in Belarus

Emily Sherwin
August 2, 2019

Thirty years ago, mass graves were discovered outside Minsk, the capital of Belarus. A partial exhumation of remains revealed that the victims had been executed during purges by Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Up to a quarter of a million people were murdered in the forest. Decades on, their graves are sparking protests. Emily Sherwin reports.

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