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A Belarusian national flag flutters over a street in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. 
Conflict
‘The Kremlin really controls the armed forces of Belarus,’ analyst says
Nicolai khalezin and Natalia Kaliada founded Belarus Free Theater.
Belarus theater company flees amid opposition crackdown 
Protesters hold signs
Refugees
‘We cannot close the door or turn the page’: Belarusian dissidents in Lithuania fear Lukashenko’s crackdown
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a candidate for the presidential elections in Belarus, greets people during a meeting in her support in Brest, Belarus, Aug. 2, 2020.
Global Politics
Belarus opposition leader: ‘We are fighting for the future of our children’
A close-up photo of Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius as he answers questions during a meeting with the press in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vilnius, Lithuania, Aug. 11, 2020.
Protest
Lithuanian foreign minister calls for support for Belarusian protesters
A single protestor holds up an old Belarusian national flag standing in front of a wall of officers holding large riot shields.
Global Politics
Belarus, explained: How Europe’s last dictator could fall
Wearing a beige and black sweater, Belarusian opposition figure Veronika Tsepkalo stands on a roof deck in Moscow while in exile from her country.
Conflict & Justice
Opposition figure calls for ‘new, democratic, open country called Belarus’
Several people are shown carrying an injured protester on their shoulders with smoke all around them.
Top of The World
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Arts, Culture & Media
Theater under censorship in Belarus