Jailed for waving flowers in the street or holding tea parties: Life in the newly totalitarian ...
Police officers block and detain protesters during an opposition rally in September 2020 - AP Photo/Misha Friedman/ Lilia Suboch startles every time her doorbell rings. Her mother, sister, and brother have all been jailed for minor infractions, and her home of the outskirts of Minsk was raided two days earlier, leaving her terrified she will be next. Eight months after a popular uprising nearly toppled Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian president of 26 years, authorities are rounding up hundreds of people and slapping them with short ...
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