Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has unleashed a brutal campaign against his opponents. More than 35,000 people have been arrested, thousands have been tortured or abused, and 400 political prisoners are currently behind bars. Earlier this week a 50-year-old opposition activist, Vitold Ashurok, died in a penal colony. The official cause of death was “heart attack”. His widow believes he was murdered.
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Law enforcement officers patrol a street as opposition supporters rally to protest against police violence and Belarus presidential election results in Minsk on Nov. 22, 2020.
