Svetlana Tikhanouskaya Archives

Belarus’ leading opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova was snatched by unidentified masked men in the streets of Minsk on Monday morning.

Svetlana Tikhanouskaya galvanised Belarus in way that has not been seen Alexander Lukashenko came into power in 1994, becoming a symbol of democracy.

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