One-armed man arrested in Belarus for clapping.

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One-armed man arrested in Belarus for clapping. · 3

Mindwolf · 4343 days ago

The headline says it all: after the Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko passed a law making it illegal to clap (because dissidents began using applause as a form of protest), his cops began rounding up and arresting people who applauded, or stood near people who were applauding, or thought about applauding...

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StephenBuckley · 4343 days ago · link ·

In case anyone wants to know about Lukashenko or a look at what's happening in Belarus.

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