Now Imprisoned, Belarus Union Leader Spoke of Hopes for Democracy

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Now Imprisoned, Belarus Union Leader Spoke of Hopes for Democracy

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In April, at least 18 union leaders were recently arrested in Belarus, where an autocracy has run the country since the fall of the Soviet Union. Among those arrested was Sergey Antusevich, vice president of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions, who was a guest on The Solidarity Center Podcast in 2021. On the show, re-aired here, Antusevich spoke passionately about how Belarusian workers took to the streets to protest fraudulent elections in 2020 that meant the country’s autocrat would continue in power. 

Find Out More!

• Episode summary
• Support jailed Belarusian union leaders—take action here.
• Belarus: KGB detains union leaders
• Impossible, Unthinkable Change Is Happening in Belarus, New York Times op-ed by Sergey Antusevich (August 2020)
• Human Rights Watch: World Report, Belarus

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