«Архіпэляг БЕЛАГ». Затрыманьне і гвалт у ГУБАЗіКу і КДБ. Акрэсьціна

The Belag Archipelago, a new RFE/RL’s Belarus Service podcast, delves into how Belarus is gradually evolving into a prison state under Lukashenka’s rule. Over seven episodes we will explore all the circles of the Lukashenka’s regime punitive system — detention, administrative incarceration, investigation, house arrests, forced labor settlements, transfers, colonies, prisons, and life under surveillance on release. Our guides include former political prisoners, ex-security officials, human rights defenders, and Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich. In the first episode, we will take you through the first and second circles of hell: detention, violence in the offices of HUBAZiK and the KGB, a torture chamber at Akrescina.