POLITICS● ELEVATEDSep 14 · Sep 14, 2026, 2:16 PM
Drama At The Border: How Belarusian Dissident Statkevich Refused Exile
RFE/RL · eastern europe
At the Lithuanian border, Belarusian opposition veteran Mikalay Statkevich faced a stark choice: freedom in exile or remaining in the country he had spent decades fighting for. He chose Belarus -- and was taken straight back to prison.
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