MINSK (Reuters) - For theatre director Pavel Latushko, the sight of detainees emerging from prison with bruises and complaining of punishment beatings convinced him to join mass protests against the Belarus government he once represented. Soon after he was sacked for his defiance, his troupe of actors handed in their resignations in solidarity. "In the life of every person there comes a line that cannot be crossed," he told Reuters on Tuesday. "We agreed straight away that if they fire the director we'll leave straight after him," he told Reuters. The government has also denied that any of the thousands of people who were detained in protests last week were abused.

Source: The Star August 18, 2020 16:41 UTC