The KGB arrested a Catholic priest in Belarus as part of a crackdown on religious freedom.

The entities involved

• Belarus →

  country in Eastern Europe

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• Catholic Church →

  largest Christian Church, made up of 24 autonomous Churches in communion with the Pope, part of the Latin Church aka Latin Christianity aka western Christianity

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• Federal Security Service →

  principal security agency of Russia (FSB)

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