Yelena Leuchanka reflects on jail time for Belarus protest

It’s been a difficult last few months for former Belarus basketball star Yelena Leuchanka. She spent 15 days in jail in October after peacefully protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko’s disputed reelection, and then contracted the coronavirus earlier this month while she’s been in Greece. “I couldn’t be quiet and ignore or make it look like nothing was happening in my country,” Leuchanka said in a Zoom interview. “I used my voice to…