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International Business Times
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Romain COLAS

'Premature Adults': The Lost Childhoods Of Belarus's Crackdown

Hundreds of children have been forced apart from their parents since Lukashenko's crackdown began (Credit: AFP)

One night in September 2020, Hanna Kanavalava fled her native Belarus and crossed the border into Ukraine -- on foot, in the dark and with her two young grandchildren in tow.

"That's when Ivan asked me, 'Grandma, is Mum in prison?' And that's when I told him the truth," Hanna said.

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