(Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 more people convicted for protest activity, state news agency Belta said on Wednesday.
Human rights activists say there are about 1,400 people in prison in Belarus for voicing dissent against Lukashenko, who has run the country since 1994.
The veteran leader, who turned 70 last week, pardoned a previous batch of 30 prisoners, including sick and elderly people, last month.
(Reporting by Reuters, writing by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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