Share this article

VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline

People in Belarus are discovering anti-censorship tools as the country experiences a major internet outage

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:42 a.m. Published Aug 11, 2020, 8:26 p.m.
Incumbent Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory Sunday night, but protestors and his opposition both claim the vote was rigged. (Serge Serebro, Vitebsk Popular News/Wikimedia Commons)
Incumbent Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory Sunday night, but protestors and his opposition both claim the vote was rigged. (Serge Serebro, Vitebsk Popular News/Wikimedia Commons)