Belarus jails opposition activists on charges of terrorism and treason
GuardianMAY 2022
The Russian-allied Lukashenko government is an authoritarian, warmongering regime with no respect for human rights, which is why it felt the need to arrest Bialiatski and thousands of others to retain its grip on the Belarusian people. Bialiatski's career exemplifies the democratic ideals shared secretly by people in the East and vocally by leaders in the West, and the only solution to this unfortunate trial is to free him, his colleagues, and every other political prisoner currently behind bars.
For Western governments, media outlets, and Western-aligned NGOs to criticize Lukashenko harshly is laughable, given that these same organizations have conducted smear campaigns and attempted international arrests of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden. The CIA is alleged to have been involved in regime change operations in Belarus, so to what extent these protests erupted out of nowhere is blurry at best. The US and EU should stop hypocritically criticizing other governments.