Inside Belarus, Europe's Last Dictatorship • Discoverology

Inside Belarus, Europe’s Last Dictatorship

In October 2016, Alexander Lukashenko swept to his fifth term as the Belarusian president, marking 22 years in power. The autocratic regime still employs the use of internet surveillance, censorship, and intimidation to exert control over its people and press.

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