Belarus frees opposition leader Tsikhanouski
Shorouk Express Tsikhanovski’s arrest provoked widespread protests in Belarus, which didn’t, however, result in the ouster of its strongman leader, Lukashenko. The opposition leader’s wife, Tsikhanouskaya, was forced into exile to Lithuania after Lukashenko declared himself the winner in the contested 2020 elections. Russian media outlet RBC named journalist Igor Karney and Minsk academic Natalia…