BBCNEWS BBC World News June 4, 2021 04:04:00
To protest august's elections, in which president lukashenko was controversially re—elected. but president lukashenko�*s authoritarian regime does not appear to be buckling — either to that, or in the face of a flight ban and sanctions from the us, eu, and uk. so what of this latest twist? if this tv confession is in fact an act of survival, it's worth noting that belarus is the only european country that still executes prisoners. and witnesses said mr protasevich told fellow passengers as he left the plane before his detention that he feared he would face the death penalty. mark lobel, ...