Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was the main challenger in the August 2020 presidential election is facing charges of high treason, conspiracy to seize power and…
Her husband, a popular video blogger and activist, planned to challenge Lukashenko in the August 2020 vote, but was arrested in May 2020, two days after he declared his candidacy. Tsikhanouskaya, a former English teacher, ran in his place.
The authorities have continued their repression, and 1,438 people in Belarus are currently in prisons on politically motivated charges, according to human rights groups.Article content
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