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.
Maksim Znak
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