Belarusian poet and musician. He wrote the Belarusian language lyrics for songs by rock bands including TonqiXod and Syndrom Samazvanca and is a popular figure on the alternative music scene. After the 2020 protests he was sentenced twice to short prison terms. He now lives in Poland.
When Belarusian society rose up five years ago, the century-old hopes of the national liberation movement seemed close to realization. What remains of those hopes today, particularly for the hundreds of thousands of Belarusians forced into exile by the state’s brutal reaction?