LETTERS FROM LUKASHENKA'S PRISONERS
GIVING A VOICE TO THOSE IMPRISONED UNJUSTLY IN BELARUS
Following a highly disputed election, Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed victory in August 2020. Protests erupted and a vicious crackdown ensued. Three years on from the election, there are more than 1400 political prisoners in Belarus.
Letters from Lukashenka’s Prisoners gives unjustly detained individuals a voice by collecting, translating, and publishing letters on our channels on a regular basis.
Letters from Lukashenka’s Prisoners is a collaborative project by Index on Censorship in partnership with Belarus Free Theatre, Human Rights House Foundation and Politzek.me.
Siarhei Sakavets
Rastsislau Stefanovich
Elena Talkacheva
Maksim Znak
Maksim Znak
Aliaksandr Vasilevich
Larysa Kuzmenka
Viktar Pantsaleeu
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