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The Freedom Fighters Of Belarus — We Forget Their Struggle At Our Peril

Photo of a demonstration of in support of repressed Belarusians in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 28
Demonstration in support of repressed Belarusians in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 28 Yauhen Yerchak/SOPA Images/ZUMA

With Putin’s war in Ukraine, people may need reminding that Belarusian leader and Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko is a dictator in Europe’s midst, write German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in an article for Die Welt.

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Belarus: 18 Years For Tikhanovsky, Grim Prospects For Democracy

Belarus: 18 Years For Tikhanovsky, Grim Prospects For Democracy
Sergei Tikhanovsky attending a sentence hearing at the Gomel Regional Court Sergei Kholodilin/TASS/ZUMA

The jail sentence against the opposition leader is a clear sign that strongman Lukashenko is not looking back.

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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Interview: Fear Has Changed Sides

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Minsk on July 30
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Minsk on July 30 Celestino Arce Lavin/ZUMA

Forced into exile in Lithuania after the contested Aug. 9 Belarusian presidential election, Tikhanovskaya is not giving up the struggle to push strongman Alexander Lukashenko from power.

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