FIGHT FOR FREEDOM - BELARUS
09/01/20 • 15 min
Alexander Lukashenko struggles to cling to power after he lost fraudulent and fake elections. He's jailed and tortured political opponents. Some have fled the Country. Others take to the streets weekly now in massive demonstrations demanding Lukashenko step down. While Russia's Putin worries the same could happen in Russia, keeps watch and threatens to intervene to prop up Lukashenko.
In this edition of BACK STORY Host Dana Lewis talks to Belarus journalist Hanna Liubakova, of the dangers of covering the demonstrations and what will become of Lukashenko?
Alexander Lukashenko struggles to cling to power after he lost fraudulent and fake elections. He's jailed and tortured political opponents. Some have fled the Country. Others take to the streets weekly now in massive demonstrations demanding Lukashenko step down. While Russia's Putin worries the same could happen in Russia, keeps watch and threatens to intervene to prop up Lukashenko.
In this edition of BACK STORY Host Dana Lewis talks to Belarus journalist Hanna Liubakova, of the dangers of covering the demonstrations and what will become of Lukashenko?
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BACK STORY WITH DANA LEWIS - FIGHT FOR FREEDOM - BELARUS
Transcript
It seems like time is on his side and carrying his rifle and staying the only way that he's ever going to leave the presidency is to be killed.
hanna liubakova/ belarus journalistYes. Well, that's not a , um, well position of someone who is ready for dialogue . That's, that's pretty true.
Dana Lewis / Host Back Story podcastHello e
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