‘People are dying’: Belarusians warn Lukashenko’s crackdown is far from over

<p>Those recently freed from jail say authoritarian leader is using political prisoners as bargaining chips to ease sanctions</p><p>As the bus crossed into Lithuania, Mikola Dziadok, newly freed after five punishing years behind bars in Belarus, shouted: “God bless America.”</p><p>It was an unlikely cry from a committed anarchist and journalist who had spent almost half of his adult life behind bars for defying Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/people-are-really-dying-belarusians-warn-lukashenkos-crackdown-is-far-from-over">Continue reading...</a>