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Belarusian Special Forces / Reuters
Belarusian Special Forces / Reuters
GardServis, whose employees were allowed to use weapons by Lukashenka, is linked to mining in Zimbabwe.
Victor Kislyi / games.mirtesen.ru
Victor Kislyi / games.mirtesen.ru
Wargaming founder and CEO Victor Kislyi admits his people can't work without the internet but looks set to stay in Belarus.
Major Alyaksandr Isachanka at the helicopter air controls / photo from Alyaksandr​
Major Alyaksandr Isachanka at the helicopter air controls / photo from Alyaksandr​
Military helicopter pilot Alyaksand Isachanka resigned on August 16. Now he is retraining as a front-end developer.
Anastasiya Dudzina / photo from archive
Anastasiya Dudzina / photo from archive
Economics student Anastasiya Dudzina faces from 3 to 8 years in prison for "taking part in riots."
Ministry of Healthcare / svaboda.org
Ministry of Healthcare / svaboda.org
5,605 more people died in Belarus in the second quarter of 2020 against the same period last year.
Aliaksei Sudnikau during a remote trial in Belarus / Euroradio
Aliaksei Sudnikau during a remote trial in Belarus / Euroradio
It took the court the whole day to send cases against six journalists for revision and keep them behind bars.
Tadevush Kandrusevich / catholic.by​
Tadevush Kandrusevich / catholic.by​
Roman Catholic Archbishop Tadevush Kandrusievich was not allowed to enter Belarus even though he is a Belarusian national.
People detained at the protests walk out of the detention center on Akrestsina street on August 14, 2020 / Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
People detained at the protests walk out of the detention center on Akrestsina street on August 14, 2020 / Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
The story of Nadzeya who went through hell at the Akrestsina detention center in Minsk after the Aug. 9 elections.
Siarhei Savitski / facebook.com/sergei.sav.5
Siarhei Savitski / facebook.com/sergei.sav.5
"I simply want to remain honest with myself," STV news presenter Siarhei Savitski wrote on Facebook.