What is Happening in Belarus?
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Following a very ugly Presidential campaign season that ended up with a rigged and stolen election, Belarus has sunk into a full-blown revolution with the entire country of 9.5 million people protesting against their President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years and has been nicknamed "The Last Dictator in Europe". Besides voter suppression and falsified election, Lukashenko's has also used violent methods of attacking protesters, which include beating, raping and even murder. In this episode, we are tawking about what has led up to this historic moment for a country known to be among the most peaceful in the world, how this affects international political arena with Putin and Trump in play and what is next for a bloody dictator?
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