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Belarus Crackdown: Arrests and Detentions
1:12:17 - 1:20:41 (08:23)
Authorities in Belarus have detained several individuals including a former editor and a woman for wearing track pants with white, red, white stripes, a symbol of opposition. A 75-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were also fined and arrested for posting and carrying items with the unauthorized symbol.
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Diana gets arrested under false pretenses but soon realizes the cracks in the system during her interaction with the police officers.
1:12:17 - 1:13:45 (01:28)
Summary
Diana gets arrested under false pretenses but soon realizes the cracks in the system during her interaction with the police officers.
ChapterBelarus Crackdown: Arrests and Detentions
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus’
PodcastThe Daily
Diana is thrown in a cell after being accused of being the administrator of a secret chat and drawing a mural.
1:13:46 - 1:14:32 (00:45)
Summary
Diana is thrown in a cell after being accused of being the administrator of a secret chat and drawing a mural. Tanya betrays her under torture, and both are taken to a detention facility at 2 AM.
ChapterBelarus Crackdown: Arrests and Detentions
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus’
PodcastThe Daily
The Belarusian government has been cracking down on anyone wearing white and red clothing, as it is associated with the opposition movement.
1:14:32 - 1:19:02 (04:30)
Summary
The Belarusian government has been cracking down on anyone wearing white and red clothing, as it is associated with the opposition movement. People have been arrested or fined for wearing clothing with these colors, even if it is not directly related to political protests.
ChapterBelarus Crackdown: Arrests and Detentions
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus’
PodcastThe Daily
Belarus has declared Tutbai to be extremist and detained 15 employees, including the editor in chief, while state authorities eliminate all restrictions on any criticism of the regime of Lukashenko.
1:19:02 - 1:20:41 (01:38)
Summary
Belarus has declared Tutbai to be extremist and detained 15 employees, including the editor in chief, while state authorities eliminate all restrictions on any criticism of the regime of Lukashenko. Journalists who fled Belarus started a news website called Zerkala, and the EU added sanctions and blocked most flights to Belarus after the Minsk bombing threat incident.