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Belarus: Chilling Testimonies of an Ordinary Dictatorship

2021-07-15T19:28:01.258Z


SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE - Their names are Anton, Viktor, Vladimir and Rita. And they tell of their daily life made up of pressures, threats that are not even hidden, and fear. The lives of those who do not support President Lukashenko.


By Wiktoria Bieliaszyn

(Gazeta Wyborcza)

Anton has no hope that a change will come soon.

Why would the diet drop?

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There are no elections. There is no revolution. I have the impression that the whole country has returned to its pre "August 2020" state. People pay their taxes and go to work because they are afraid. Everyone knows that in detention it is horrible: torture, rape, beatings. In the streets of Minsk, nothing remains of the revolution. Except maybe the fear in the eyes of people or bits of muffled conversations in parks, in stores or at the coffee table: "You know they arrested so and so? And my sister-in-law's daughter goes on trial next week. My neighbors, it's been a long time since they left. " In a low voice. Me too. Because of the torture, the repression directed against your family. Even in my dreams, I'm scared.Like never. Very realistic nightmares. I see myself in prison,

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Source: lefigaro

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