Why Putin and Belarus Banned This Theater
From secret shows in Minsk garages to exile abroad, the Belarus Free Theatre has defied Lukashenko and Putin through its storytelling.
Editor’s Note: We believe that stories can stand up to dictatorship — whether it's an artistic reimagining of resistance on a theater stage, or writing deeply-empathetic profiles of people targeted by criminal regimes.
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