Today marks the fourth anniversary of the disputed election in Belarus that saw Alyaksandr Lukashenka take a sixth term as president
Belarus: If you want freedom, take it
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CATEGORY: Belarus
How many letters can they shred?
The Belarusian president-elect in exile, denied her victory by Lukashenka, writes exclusively for Index on the country’s political prisoners
Undercover freedom fund
We talk to the founders of Bysol, a non-profit humanitarian foundation using cryptocurrency to help dissidents in Belarus and aid the Ukrainian war effort
Lukashenka unexpectedly releases political prisoners
Despite the announcement, more than 1400 remain behind bars in Belarus leaving questions over leader’s motives
A chilling update from Belarus
Despite Lukashenka’s regime running trials in absentia for its critics overseas, the opposition remains vocal
Contents – The long reach: How authoritarian countries are silencing critics abroad
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We the screamers
The atrocity deniers are everywhere and we need to scream over them with the truth
Love in the time of dissent
A week in which many are celebrating their love has turned the focus on those dissidents who are forced to be separate from their partners and families
Joke’s on Lukashenka speaking rubbish Belarusian. Or is it?
Belarus’ belligerent leader is both tyrannical and comical. It’s fodder for the nation’s comics – when they’re not being muzzled
How censorship wins
Publishing with freedom has become impossible in Belarus