THE DECISION by Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, to force a passenger flight from Greece to Lithuania to land in Minsk, his country’s capital, in order to arrest a journalist on board was shocking. But perhaps not as much as it would have been had any other European ruler tried it. Mr Lukashenko’s eagerness to use repression against his people and his unwillingness to give up power have already earned him a reputation as Europe’s last dictator. Last year he stole an election and cracked down on the huge protests that followed. How has he ruled Belarus for the past 26 years?
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Publish date : 2021-05-25 07:00:00
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