Protests and repression in Belarus: "Bring the end of last dictatorship in Europe closer and closer"

"Bring the end of last dictatorship in Europe closer and closer"

Mikhail  Katliar is a phd-student at University of Freiburg. He lives at his hometown in Belarus for quite some time, was arrested and kept several days in prison. He speaks about govermental repression, about opposition and politicians, about self-awareness and external perception of the movement and last but not least about international solidarity. In the meantime, huge protest marches on Sunday continue for more than two months with several tens of thounsands and sometimes more than one hundred thousand participants. Six deaths are connected to the protests, when unarmed demonstrators were shot by police and journalist accreditation were withdrawn. Misha first speaks about people in his surroundings, who were repressed as well.

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