Tyga publicly responded: 'My performance was not politically motivated and to avoid any conflict with the Belarus elections, I will not be performing on August 8th in Minsk'
Rapper Tyga canceled his participation in a government-sponsored concert in Belarus after being asked by the U.S.-based Human Rights Foundation.
According to the non-profit organization, Tyga — real name Michael Ray Stevenson — had been scheduled to perform Aug. 8 at Hip Hop Fireworks in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the night before the country's high-stakes presidential election that could see the 26-year rule of its incumbent authoritarian strongman, Alexander Lukashenko, come to an end. The Human Rights Foundation claims the event is part of a "plan to distract protestors from gathering at opposition rallies.
According to the HRF, Belarus is one of the most brutal countries in the world, where the police resort to violence to intimidate and control the population, and where there has been no free elections there since 1994. Sunday's election has been marked by a crackdown on opposition candidates, according to news reports, with many barred from running.
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