Challenging Lukashenko Sviatlana Tsikhanouskayas fight for Belarus, DW Documentary
From homemaker to presidential candidate, in Belarus. In this documentary, Turkish journalist Can Dündar meets Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a woman who unexpectedly finds herself fighting for her countrys freedom, from exile. In President Recep Tayyip Erdoğans Turkey, Can Dündar has been regarded as Public Enemy No. 1 ever since he exposed illegal arms shipments by the Turkish government to Syria back in 2015. Erdoğan has personally described the journalist as a terrorist and called for him to be locked up for life. As his trial got underway, Can Dündar survived an assassination attempt and fled to Germany. Since then, hes been working to defend his homeland against Ankaras lies and speak out in favor of truth and freedom. Dündar meets a woman with a mission not of her choosing. In 2020, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskayas husband Sergej advanced from blogger to presidential candidate against his countrys authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko. But like all opponent
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