To convey a positive image of Belarus and promote a pro-government Telegram channel, the “Belarus – the country for life” YouTube channel uses forced confessions of political prisoners as paid advertisements.
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EUvsDisinfo: Forced confessions from Belarus on YouTube
(COMBO) This combination of the screengrab taken from an undated video made available by anonymously-sourced Telegram channel Nevolf and shared on social media and the Belarus State TV, Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich, 26, (R, on May 25, 2021) and the screengrab taken from an undated video made available by the "Zheltye Slivy" Telegram channel and shared on social media, shows his girlfriend Sofia Sapega, a 23-year-old law student and girlfriend (L, on May 26, 2021) created on May 28, 2021 as they testify to the police in Minsk.
