Since Belarus’s presidential elections in August last year, the country has been gripped by a brutal crackdown by security forces.
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A demonstrator holds a placard and wears a protective mask with the lettering 'Free Belarus' during a 'Together for Belarus' rally against Belarusian President Lukashenko in Prague on June 7, 2021.