Maria Kolesnikova: A Final Stand Of The Belarusian Resistance Maria Kolesnikova speaks into a megaphone during a rally in Minsk, August 17, 2020. - Natalia Fedosenko/TASS/ZUMA
The shocking, mid-flight capture of a dissident journalist brings new attention to the repression taking place in Belarus, where another prominent political prisoner Kolesnikova has been locked up for months.
MINSK Eight months before journalist Roman Protasevich was dragged from a commercial flight that Belarusian authorities essentially hijacked, an even more prominent opponent of strongman Alexander Lukashenko s decades-old regime was seized in the middle of a street in Minsk by a group of masked men, presumably KGB agents.
Crowdfund offers fee for jailing Belarusian Prez
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (Photo:DPA/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Minsk, May 28 : One of Belarus most famous entrepreneurs is launching a crowdfunding venture to put long-time President Alexander Lukashenko behind bars, the media reported on Fridau.
Valeri Tsepkalo campaigned for the presidency in last year s elections, but fled Belarus before the polls after he grew concerned for his safety, the dpa news agency report said.
Now he has released a video on YouTube stating his intent to raise 11 million euros ($13.4 million) in a crowdfunding venture.
The money would be given to any member or members of the security forces who ensure that Lukashenko is put behind bars.