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Tyga Asked to Cancel Belarus Concert Criticized as 'Propaganda Stunt'

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The concert is due to take place the night before the country's high-stakes presidential election that could end the 26-year rule of its authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko.

Rapper Tyga has been asked by the U.S.-based Human Rights Foundation to cancel his participation in a government-sponsored concert in Belarus.

According to the non-profit organization, Tyga — real name Michael Ray Stevenson — is 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.

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