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On the recordJanuary 26, 2011
The government's reaction was brutal, and its subsequent actions can only be interpreted as a campaign to crush the opposition.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Condemnation of the Belarusian government's violent response to protests.

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