Belarus: Igar Lednik, political opponent of Alexander Lukashenko, dies in detention. The activist and journalist was serving a three-year sentence for “defamation” against the Belarusian president.
According to the NGO Viasna, Belarus currently has more than 1,400 political prisoners. In early January, Vadzim Khrasko died of pneumonia in a penal colony, according to the same source. 5th political prisoner to die in custody in Belarus since 2021.