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Belarus: Living Under Dictatorship
S4 • E18 Feb 4, 2025 32m
On 26 January, Alexander Lukashenko was elected President of Belarus for the seventh time in a sham election. The ruler has been in office since 1994, and his regime regularly uses violence to intimidate the population and keep a grip on power. According to estimates, up to half a million people of working age have left the country since the mass protests in summer 2020.