The 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were considered fraudulent by most Western democracies. Despite massive support for opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, which independent monitors believe was around 70%, the official results were presented as favoring the country’s long-time president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka. As a result, he has now been serving for over 30 years as president. The widespread belief the election had been stolen triggered large-scale protests across the country.

Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians took to the streets demanding freedom, respect for their votes, and fair elections. The regime responded with widespread repression: thousands were detained, hundreds were tortured, and dozens became political prisoners. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps near 1 m

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