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A rare glimpse inside Belarus, Europe's last dictatorship

January 5, 2016 5:00AM ET

Photographer Brendan Hoffman documents the political and social life of Belarus

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Commuters on a tram in Minsk, Belarus, photographed in the fall of 2015, when press restrictions were temporarily eased to let international media cover the country's presidential elections. Brendan Hoffman for Al Jazeera America
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The Zamok shopping mall in Minsk. Brendan Hoffman for Al Jazeera America
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A concert in support of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko on Oct. 9, 2015. Brendan Hoffman for Al Jazeera America
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The Belarus Free Theatre performs at a secret location on Oct. 11, 2015 in Minsk. The underground group operates in defiance of the authorities, with blatantly political and otherwise controversial subject matter. Brendan Hoffman for Al Jazeera America
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A meeting of the Young Front, a pro-democracy group which has been effectively banned in Belarus by being denied official registration five times, on Oct. 10, 2015 in Minsk. Brendan Hoffman for Al Jazeera America
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Pictures of disappeared politicians and journalists hang on the wall of the office at the United Civic Party of Belarus in Minsk. Brendan Hoffman for Al Jazeera America
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An anti-government march held the day before presidential elections, when authorities demonstrated greater restraint than normal. Brendan Hoffman for Al Jazeera America
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A view of Minsk on Nov. 23, 2015. Brendan Hoffman for Al Jazeera America