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Lukashenko secures seventh term on Belarusian Freedom Day - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
On today’s episode of Eastern Express, we take a closer look at the situation in Belarus. On March 25th - Belarus’ Freedom Day - Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in as President of Belarus for a seventh time. His strong-armed rule over the country has been characterized by detentions of independent journalists, violent dispersion of pro-democratic protests, and repression against pro-European political candidates. Tune in to watch our host Jonasz Rewiński discuss the topic with Alexander Papko, Journalist at Belsat TV.