Belarusian Nobel Prize writer also interviews "Need help of the world" August 27, 7:12
``We need the world's help,'' said Nobel Prize-winning literary author Alexevich in former Soviet Belarus who remains confused after the presidential election. I appealed to the international community to encourage them to respond.
In Belarus, anti-government groups allegedly "misbehaved" in the presidential election this month continued to protest, calling for the retirement of President Lukashenko, who has led the country for 26 years, while the administration has cracked down. Is strengthening.
Svetlana Aleksevich, a Belarusian author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature five years ago, was also asked by the investigative authorities to be interviewed for about 40 minutes on the 26th. ..
"Because everything is legal and we are not guilty, our goal is not to be a coup, but to overcome a political crisis," Mr. Alexevich said before the interview.
He accused President Lukashenko of refusing to talk with the opposition and said, "We need the help of the world. Probably Russia's need as well." We appealed to the international community, including the US, to step up their efforts toward the realization of dialogue.