Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a young mother from Belarus, is hoping to take control of the country after 26 years of Aleksandr Lukashenko’s rule. Hundreds of thousands are supporting her — but Lukashenko, the “Father of Belarus,” is backed by Russian tanks.

The ripple effects of this historic battle for Belarus have the potential to reverberate around the world.

In this episode:

Step Vaessen (@stepvaessen), Al Jazeera journalist in Moscow.

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Belarus: Europe's last dictatorship

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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a young mother from Belarus, is hoping to take control of the country after 26 years of Aleksandr Lukashenko’s rule. Hundreds of thousands are supporting her — but Lukashenko, the “Father of Belarus,” is backed by Russian tanks.The ripple effects of this historic battle for Belarus have the potential to reverberate around the world.In this episode:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/step-vaessen.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Step Vaessen</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/stepvaessen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stepvaessen</a>), Al Jazeera journalist in Moscow.For more:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2QERR5wyks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Belarus: Europe's last dictatorship</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>)

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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