Katsiaryna Novikava, 38, described being repeatedly beaten by security forces after she was detained... ruled by authoritarian dictator Alexander Lukashenko.
Since then, Belarusian authorities have detained more than 35,000 people, many of whom were tortured... labelled extremists by authorities, according to the Belarusian human rights centre Viasna.
Novikava's health condition worsened after being beaten, and she said she was not getting the required medical attention... My head hit a wooden shelf, Novikava wrote, adding that her injury was photographed but no treatment was given.
Although most political prisoners are kept in solitary confinement, Novikava said she was kept in the same cell as Marina Zolotova, editor-in-chief of the country's largest independent online news outlet, Tut.by, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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