Within months, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya had gone from a former school teacher and stay-at-home mother to the symbol of a mass uprising.
She ran against the authoritarian incumbent Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus' 2020 presidential election.
Despite attracting huge support, election night results claimed she lost heavily - sparking global accusations of electoral fraud.
Facing arrest, she fled to neighbouring Lithuania, where she continues to push for democracy.
She spoke to Worldwatch's Max Towle.
