Blogger Sergei Tikhanovski, new opposition figure in Belarus

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Belarusian blogger and opponent Sergei Tikhanovski at a rally of opposition supporters on May 24 in Minsk. REUTERS / Vasily Fedosenko

By: Anastasia Becchio Follow

Five weeks before the presidential election in Belarus, the repression is accelerating against those critical of power and in particular against bloggers. 

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In power for 26 years, Alexander Lukashenko, weakened by the economic crisis and the epidemic of Covid-19, does not intend to hand over. It is however more and more contested. Among his most virulent critics: blogger Sergei Tikhanovski who wanted to run for president. Become very popular on social networks in recent months, he was arrested, imprisoned and charged with "  events violating public order  ", a case that observers consider fabricated.

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