Belarusian dissident forced confession

In recent weeks, we’ve been following the case of Roman Protasevich, Belarusian dissident, who was recently arrested by authorities and accused of organizing an unsanctioned protest against Belarus’ leader Alexander Lukashenko. Yesterday, Protasevich appeared in an “interview” on Belarusian state TV, where, likely under duress, he confessed to these crimes. Host Marco Werman speaks with Olga Dryndova, a Belarus analyst and political scientist based in Berlin, Germany.

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