pavel writes poems for her, long stories for their son but this week, volha finally got to see him.with relatives only let in for the guilty verdict. translation: we weren't allowed close, we could only shout i love i you or make heart signs but even to look at each other was a hugejoy. pavel seviarynets is a lifelong dissident but now his three—year—old is growing up without his dad. he was arrested before belarus erupted in protest over the re—election of president alexander lukashenko. translation: it's - a really long sentence. our son will be ten when he gets out but i don't think he will serve it all. i don't let myself think like that. people here are afraid but there is real pressure on lukashenko and i think any spark could ignite things again. the protesters have been forced to retreat from the streets for now, though. many have fled abroad, hundreds more are behind bars. i've never known belarus like this, not in all the years i've been coming here. people now are just terrified to speak out because with the crackdown with all the arrests, you never know who they'll be co

pavel writes poems for her, long stories for their son but this week, volha finally got to see him.he guilty verdict. translation: we weren't allowed close, we could only shout - i love you or make heart signs, but even to look at each other was a hugejoy. pavel seviarynets is a lifelong dissident, but now his three—year—old is growing up without his dad. he was arrested before belarus erupted in protest over the re—election of president alexander lukashenko. translation: it's - a really long sentence. our son will be ten when he gets out, but i don�*t think he will serve it all. i don�*t let myself think like that. people here are afraid, but there�*s real pressure on lukashenko and i think any spark could ignite things again. the protesters have been forced to retreat from the streets for now, though. many have fled abroad, hundreds more are behind bars. i�*ve never known belarus like this, not in all the years i�*ve been coming here. people now are just terrified to speak out, because with the crackdown with all the arrests, you never know who they�*ll be coming for next. last we