“Thousands of people died because of it.” - [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] “Our president doesn’t respect his people at all. Sveta!” [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] “So many people just came to show that they are with me. Thousands have been imprisoned, beaten, and tortured.” NARRATOR: [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] - [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] - [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] “This footage was recorded by a Belarusian journalist who was beaten on the streets and then became a patient in this hospital in Minsk. The ward is full of so many different people with the exact same injuries and very similar stories.” - [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] - [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] - [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] “And some of these patients were not even protesters. - [CHANTING IN RUSSIAN] “There were people of different professions, of different ages.” - [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] - [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] “Old people, usually, is considered to be electorate of Mr. Lukashenko.

Source: International New York Times August 23, 2021 04:52 UTC