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Sasha Filipenka

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Filipenka is an exiled Belarusian writer and activist. He left the country in 2020 after participating in anti-government protests. In May 2021, a theater group was forced to leave Belarus after performing a play based on a novel by Filipenka. In November 2023, Filipenka’s father was arrested for 2 weeks for “extremist” charges. In February 2025, a new criminal case for "incitement of hatred" was opened against Filipenka.