Illusion and reality: Contrasts of life in Belarus

What does state propaganda prefer not to speak about?

Belsat TV published a video titled “No freedom without solidarity” that shows contrasts of life in Belarus: widow-dressing holidays and optimistic reports by state-owned media on the one hand, political prisoners and repression against dissidents on the other hand.

According to Viasna human rights centre, six political prisoners are held in Belarus behind bars: former presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich, activist Yury Rubtsou, anarchists Mikalai Dziadok and Ihar Alinevich, as well as Yauhen Vaskovich and Artsiom Prakapenka, who were jailed for attacking the KGB office in Babruisk.