Tuesday, 11 July 2023

Anti-Lukashenko artist Ales Pushkin dies in Belarus prison aged 57

Artist who once depicted authoritarian leader in hell died in ‘unclear circumstances’, his wife says

A Belarusian artist who once dumped manure outside the office of the president, Alexander Lukashenko, has died in prison, where he was serving a five-year sentence.

Ales Pushkin died in the prison in Grodno in western Belarus of an unknown cause, even though the 57-year-old was not known to be sick, the Viasna human rights centre said on Tuesday.

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