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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Fighting Authoritarianism in Exile

March 23, 2023

Europe 

March 23, 2023 — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has long had strong ties to the Kremlin, but he has become increasingly dependent on Putin since he retained power after a contested election in 2020. International observers recognized the true victor as Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who is now leading her country’s democratic movement in exile.

With Belarus’ neighbors still at war, we’re revisiting her conversation with Ray Suarez to understand how women might light a new path of leadership, and why there is still more work to do following the country’s struggle against its strongman.

Image: CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2021 – Source: EP

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