Belarusians took to the streets this week to reclaim their dignity, writes , assistant professor of English, in an . The government of Belarus, she says, has responded with brutal violence.
鈥淭he opposition leader, fearing for her safety and her family, has been forced to flee,鈥 . 鈥淧eaceful protests have been met with violence: Hundreds wounded, two dead. People have disappeared into detention, violently pulled off the streets. And every night around 6 p.m., before the most brutal police violence begins, the internet is shut down. Belarus is under attack from its own government.鈥
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