After the presidential elections on August 9, violence in Belarus became commonplace❌ Since that day, 27,000 innocent people, including athletes, have been imprisoned. ⠀ Thousands were subjected to psychological pressure, hundreds lost their jobs, and many were arrested, beaten and tortured. This is their story. ⠀ Konstantin Paley, judo: 🗣 As a protest in the pre-trial detention center, I went on a hunger strike. ⠀ Ivan Ganin, ivan_ganin kickboxing: 🗣 I was arrested, beaten and imprisoned because I am against violence. There were six of us in a small prison cell. ⠀ Alexandra Sitnikova, inmusicwe_trust Muay Thai: 🗣 We were deprived of the most basic things - hot water, heating and even clean drinking water. We all have coronavirus. ⠀ Maria Shakuro, grazhdanochka_mariya rugby: 🗣 At night we were forced to sleep on metal bars, and the bright light was not turned off. ⠀ Evgeniy Verevka, e.verevka81 football: 🗣 We were not allowed to take a shower, use a regular...