Alexender Lukashenka, President of Belarus, is known as ‘Europe’s last dictator’. Amazingly Lukashenka has now turned his authoritarian regime on soft toys.

A Swedish PR firm parachuted teddy bears with messages about democracy over Minsk in an attempt to break through the media censorship imposed by the regime. Since then Lukashenka has asked all Swedish Diplomats to leave the country and begun a diplomatic dispute over the issue.

Later two journalists were arrested in Belarus for protesting against the regime by taking a photo of themselves with a soft toy. You could not make this up. This is the surreal world of dictators.

His police beat and arrest those who campaign for democracy, his regime rig elections whilst the media is censored to hide these crimes against human rights. Still Belarus imprisons and tortures political prisoners, including young campaigners for democracy.

So Liberal Democrat Youth have a great campaign asking people to take photos of themselves with teddy bears to show spport and solidarity with the oppressed people of Belarus.

Why don’t you join the campaign – email your picture to sam.fisk@liberalyouth.org