Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya tells Sky News: "We're really afraid, not only for his freedom but for his life."
Opposition leader Sviatlana Tikhanovskaya expressing fears for Roman Protasevich’s life after the Belarusian authorities kidnapped him yesterday. She rightly denounces the “impunity” of Lukashenko’s regime and calls for wider sanctions against his government.
All I can say is that Western governments had better follow up their outrage with substantive, damaging action against Lukashenko’s regime.
I have already watched with disbelief as these same governments failed to sanction all the names provided by Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, when he was arrested on spurious charges and sentenced to over 3 years in prison.
Likewise, Alexander Lukashenko continues his campaign of brutality against Belarusian citizens, including false arrests, abuse, kidnappings, and torture of journalists and other activists.
The international community must defend Protasevich now, or once again go down as cowards.
