People in the Belarusian capital Minsk and across the country are protesting the election of Alexander Lukashenko. Protesters say the election was rigged, and leaders across the EU and the US are raising some of the same concerns. The state has come down hard on protesters with brutal violence and internet shutdowns. Host Marco Werman speaks with Katia Glod, a Belarus analyst with the center for European Policy. She joined him from just outside Minsk, in Belarus.
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