Belarus has long targeted political opponents, journalists and activists. Now it’s going after a university. The regime of Alexander Lukashenko has designated the European Humanities University in neighboring Lithuania as an extremist organization, putting Belarusian students and alumni as well as their families at risk of state oppression. DW’s Lisa Louis reports and we talk to Shelby Magid, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center
Chapters:
00:00 Belarus labels a Vilnius university "extremist"
02:02 Students fear for their families
04:56 Shelby Magid on Belarus’ widening crackdown
06:57 Why Lukashenko fears independent thought
08:50 The reach of repression beyond Belarus
10:21 What the crackdown means for students abroad
11:22 Exiled opposition and the future of Belarus
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