“Sergey lost about half of his weight, and these, of course, are the consequences of malnutrition. All political prisoners go through terrible conditions of detention in prison. People do not receive fresh air or normal food,” Tikhanovskaya said.
She noted that her husband could not be transferred to the prison either an additional program or money so that he would buy something for himself.
“Therefore, such an extreme degree of exhaustion with its growth and weight – he looked like a person from [гитлеровского концлагеря] Auschwitz. In 2020 [году] He was [массой] Approximately 135 [кг]a healthy man. I went out-about 79. For some time the weight continued to fall, but I will try to do everything possible to stop this process, ”the oppositionisturka said.
According to her, Tikhanovsky has to “put up with protein” because the muscle mass was very lost.
“What did they feed? Some kind of porridge, small fish, stewed cabbage spoiled-that is, to a minimum to maintain life in a person. Therefore, now he wants to try everything. Coffee … All the tastes that he was deprived of five years, he wants to catch up. But he still holds himself in his hands. He understands that he can’t immediately switch from almost starvation to a large food,” Tikhanovskaya explained.
Context
Tikhanovsky – Belarusian blogger, author of YouTube channel “A country for life“. In May 2020, Tikhanovsky announced his intention to participate in the presidential election in Belarus, in the same month he was taken into custody.
The CEC refused to register Tikhanovsky as a presidential candidate, after which his wife Svetlana announced his intention to run for president. Tikhanovskaya was registered as a candidate, around her candidates the headquarters of other opposition candidates united, who were not allowed to the elections.
The presidential election in Belarus took place on August 9. According to official figures, won on them Since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko, who was under the authorities, allegedly voted 80.1% of voters for him. The second place with 10.1% of the vote was taken by Tikhanovskaya. At the same time, alternative ecsitla They showed the confident victory of Tikhanovskaya.
December 14, 2021 The court sentenced Tikhanovsky To 18 years in a colony of reinforced regime.
On June 19, 2025, 14 political prisoners, including Tikhanovsky, were released in Belarus. It is reported that this happened due to the visit to Minsk by the special representative of US President Kit Kellog.
