MINSK, Belarus ¨C The recent high school graduate selected her wardrobe carefully as she headed off to a summer folk festival.
She dressed all in white, as is customary for the event, and wore a large flower wreath in her golden hair. But when it came to choosing a sash for her skirt, she grabbed a brown leather band, avoiding the color red.
In Belarus, red and white are the colors of the protest movement against the country¡¯s authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko. And even the smallest sign of protest can land a person in jail.
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