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Vilnius, Belarusian opposition rear base

2020-09-27T15:53:56.089Z


INVESTIGATION - Around Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a figure in the opposition to President Lukashenko, more than 250 Belarusians who fled police repression are today in Lithuania, where they are campaigning for the establishment of democracy in Minsk.


From our special correspondent in Vilnius

The Neris River, far from its Belarusian source, ripples peacefully under the autumn sun.

Perched on the fifth floor of a brand new office building in the heart of Vilnius, the headquarters of exiled opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya offers panoramic views of its silvery waters.

The twenty or so volunteers who work on the start-up-like set hardly have time to take advantage of it.

Screwed to their chairs, they juggle between computer keyboard and mobile phone while their boss, white blouse, brown hair carefully pulled back, discreet make-up and heather gray pants, flutters from one room to another.

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Source: lefigaro

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