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The Fifth Floor: Behind the camera in Belarus

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11/09/2020 GMT

Behind the camera in Belarus

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Capturing protests, detentions and dissent on camera with BBC Russian

Capturing protests, detentions and dissent on camera with BBC Russian.

During protests against the President Alexander Lukashenko, shocking footage of violent police detentions and excessive force emerged. Elizaveta Vereykina of BBC Russian was one of the people behind the camera, and tells us what it was like for her on the ground in Minsk. 

Nigeria's First Lady faux pas
Posting your daughter’s wedding photos online may not sound newsworthy.  But if you're Nigeria’s first lady, and they show a lavish event while the country is suffering economic hardship under Covid-19, then it is.  Princess Abumere in the Lagos Bureau explains the story, and the impact Covid-19 has had on the traditional big-fat-Nigerian wedding.

India's diamond polishers
Surat in Gujarat is the world's diamond polishing hub, cutting and polishing 70% of all diamonds.   But lockdown brought that industry to a halt, with many losing their jobs.   BBC Indian languages journalist Nitin Srivastava spoke to some of those affected. 

Ethiopians in Yemen
The Gulf states and Middle East are historically popular destinations for migrant workers from Ethiopia, and travelling through war-torn Yemen a well-established trafficking route.  But since the start of the global pandemic thousands of migrants have become trapped there, unable to go back or move on.  BBC Arabic's Julien Hajj has been finding out more about their plight.  

Photo: Elizaveta Verykina of BBC Russian in Minsk, Belarus 2020
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