Belarusians fight battery factory bankrolled by China
14 April 2019 |
4:11 pm
Activists in Brest are protesting a new lead-acid battery factory out of pollution and health fears. They've demanded answers from President Lukashenko, who's involved in other ways. Juri Rescheto reports from Belarus.
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