'I'm Not Afraid': The Belarusian Great-Grandmother Who Became A Symbol Of Protest
- By Current Time and
- Neil Bowdler
Nina Bahinskaya, a septuagenarian great-grandmother, says she never misses a protest against the government following an August presidential election widely seen as rigged. She's been attending anti-government protests since the 1980s. Her spirit and determination have made her a symbol of the massive street demonstrations against the rule of Akyaksandr Lukashenka.