US EditionArtist who dumped manure at Belarusian president's office dies in prison, wife says
- Ales Pushkin, a Belarusian artist known for his political performances and cartoons criticizing President Alexander Lukashenko, has died in prison at the age of 57. The cause of his death is unknown, and authorities have not commented on the matter.
- Pushkin's artistic work often depicted Lukashenko in a negative light, including a fresco that portrayed him in hell surrounded by riot police. In the past, Pushkin was sentenced to two years for dumping manure outside the presidential office in protest.
- Pushkin was an active participant in political opposition protests and was arrested in March 2021.
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Artist who dumped manure at Belarusian president's office dies in prison, wife says
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press Writer TALLINN, ESTONIA (AP) — A Belarusian artist who dumped manure outside an office of President Alexander Lukashenko has died in a prison, where he was serving a five-year sentence. The Viasna human rights center says Ales Pushkin, who was 57, died in a prison in Grodno in western Belarus
Artist who dumped manure at Belarusian president's office dies in prison, wife says
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press Writer TALLINN, ESTONIA (AP) — A Belarusian artist who dumped manure outside an office of President Alexander Lukashenko has died in the prison where he was serving a five-year sentence. The Viasna human rights center says Ales Pushkin, who was 57, died in a prison in Grodno in western Belarus of unknown causes, even though he wasn’t known to be sick. His wife tells The Associated Press he “died in the intensiv…
Belarusian political prisoner Ales Pushkin died at the age of 57 behind bars, his wife said on Tuesday, following a series of allegations of ill-treatment in Belarusian prisons.
Anti-Lukashenko artist Ales Pushkin dies in Belarus prison aged 57
Artist who once depicted authoritarian leader in hell died in ‘unclear circumstances’, his wife saysA Belarusian artist who once dumped manure outside the office of the president, Alexander Lukashenko, has died in prison, where he was serving a five-year sentence.Ales Pushkin died in the prison in Grodno in western Belarus of an unknown cause, even though the 57-year-old was not known to be sick, the Viasna human rights centre said on Tuesday. C…
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