Belarus pardons 30 convicted of anti-govt protests

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 people convicted for anti-government protests, his office said Wednesday, four years after mass demonstrations gripped the Russian-allied country.

"Among the pardoned are seven women and 23 men. Most are parents of underage (children) and small children," Lukashenko's office said in a statement, calling the move a "humane gesture towards those people."

AFP