Life inside Belarus's prisons - Belarusian gulag told by a former prisoner

How does Alyaksandr Lukashenka's prison system really look Andrzej Poczobut was a political prisoner of the Belarusian regime for over five years. He experienced detention, maximum security prison and the Criminal Colony no. 1 in Navapolatsk. We interview Andrzej Poczobut about the world of prisons most Belarusians never see and which is presented differently in Belarusian propaganda on state TV. What is "perekovka", the reforging of a new citizen? Who are the goats or capos in prisons in Belarus? Why do prisoners fear solitary confinement more than a longer sentence? And is there torture in Belarusian prisons? Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos:    / @centreforeasternstudies   🔵 Follow us on Twitter:   / osw_eng   ➡️ More OSW long-form reports and analysis in English here: https://www.osw.waw.pl/en