Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged democracies to “show their teeth” after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison. The same week, a fifth Belarusian political prisoner died in custody. Meanwhile, early balloting for parliamentary elections in Belarus starts, with Lukashenko's law enforcers preparing to detain citizens if they cause “disruption at polling stations.”
Belarusian authorities have begun to take "military-patriotic" education more seriously. Summer camps are organized by military units, and military-patriotic clubs have been created for schoolchildren. And a new position has been introduced in schools this year: the military-patriotic educator.
BLR 003 / 0922 / OBS 069 Sentencing / Arbitrary arrest / Arbitrary detention Belarus September 7, 2022 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights…