“Belarus’s Democracy Index rating is the lowest in Europe, the country is labelled as “not free” by Freedom House, as “repressed” in the Index of Economic Freedom, and is rated as by far the worst country for press freedom in Europe in the 2013-14 Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders, which ranks Belarus 157th out of 180 nations.”
Uncomfortable reading!
I’m staying in a small enclave of an Old Town mostly occupied by churches, City Hall, and a few hotels and restaurants.
Notice on the middle left..