MOSCOW — It bore all the hallmarks: the emotionless expression, the monotone delivery, the nondescript backdrop, the tightly clasped hands.
RFE/RL: Video statement by Belarusian blogger contains all the hallmarks of forced Soviet-Era ‘confessions’
Belarusian journalist and activist Roman Protasevich, 26, appears in an undated video released by a Belarusian Telegram channel and shared on the Belarus state TV. In the video, Protasevich reads out what appears to be a forced confession of organizing mass protests in Belarus.
