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Belarus LGBTQ activist joins anti-government protests

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An LGBTQ activist in Belarus on Monday said she remains optimistic that nationwide protests will ultimately oust her country’s authoritarian president.

Vika Biran is originally from Pinsk, a city in southern Belarus that is roughly 180 miles from Minsk, the country’s capital.

Biran, who is a project manager, told the Los Angeles Blade she flew from Berlin to Minsk on Aug 12, three days after President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in the country’s presidential election.

Biran said she decided to return to Belarus and participate in the anti-government protests after police arrested and beat several of her friends. “I want to support them and I want to be in this movement as well,” Biran told the Blade.

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