Kolesnikova on council calling for a peaceful transfer of power amid post-election protests
and jailed by the government. She was the only one of the three women to remain in Belarus in the aftermath of the disputed August election. from the street in the capital, Minsk. Kolesnikova’s press aide, Anton Rodnenkov, confirmed her abduction to the media, then reportedly vanished himself about 40 minutes later. Kolesnikova had announced on 31 August she was forming a new political party, Together.It is unclear who abducted Koselnikova.
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