Belarus releases detained election candidate

Belarus has released from detention one of the five opposition presidential candidates charged with organising mass disorder on the night of last month's presidential election, his party said on Monday.

Vitaly Rymashevsky, leader of the Christian Democratic Party, was one of 22 opposition activists, including five presidential candidates, charged with disorder in connection with the December 19 vote, which gave Alexander Lukashenko a fourth term in office. (Reuters)