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Belarus the art of protest

Members of the European Parliament call for a reduced Schengen visa fee for Belarusians; the regime continues to destroy those who stand up to it 1 April 2021 | Voice of Belarus Members of the European Parliament suggest reducing Schengen Read more…


Modern Underground Printed Press in Belarus

22 March 2021 | BELSAT Please turn on subtitles and choose your language in the video settings. After the repressions against the traditional media, “samizdat” (unofficial and thus uncensored production and distribution of printed periodicals) reappeared in Belarus. Who would Read more…


Lukashenko’s cynical regime pushes political prisoners to extreme measures 14 March 2021 | Voice of Belarus Please turn on subtitles and choose your language in the video settings. Stiapan Putsila’s film “Golden Bottom” about Lukashenko’s wealth broke all records of Read more…


Artsiom Sarokin trial

The verdict against the doctor Artsiom Sarokin and the journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich; the involvement of the Belarusian Red Cross Organization in rigging elections; the dismissal of a well-known intensive care physician for telling the truth about the COVID-19 situation 2 Read more…


Authorities raided journalists and human rights defenders on a massive scale; only state media are allowed to attend high-profile court hearings; the proposed law on foreign agents may be passed this spring 16 February 2021 | Voice of Belarus Authorities Read more…


Maria Kolesnikova

7 February 2021 | Victor Shenderovich, echo.msk.ru The Gerhart and Renate Baum Foundation’s 2021 Human Rights Prize will be awarded to Maria Kalesnikava, one of the leaders of the Belarusian protest, in Stuttgart today. The prize will be accepted by Read more…


Belarus Protest Dana Mall

Political prisoner Ihar Losik ends his hunger strike; Natallia Hersche is visited by the Swiss ambassador in prison; Russian propagandist tried to bad mouth MMA fighter Alexei Kudin; PACE will not hold urgent debate on the situation in Belarus during Read more…


Belarus Prostes

What are their responsibilities and how are the structures of the Belarusian opposition related? 4 January 2021 | Alena Talkachova, TUT.BY After the presidential elections in Belarus three structures, the headquarters of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Coordination Council (CC), and the Read more…


Belarus Christmas

The authorities continue to hold political prisoners in detention; Belarusians show their resistance in every way possible; sanctions began to take effect 25 December 2020 | BYHelp-Mediagroup Paval Sieviaryniec, a well-known opposition leader, had the investigation on his case extended Read more…


judjement day

Expelled students are “punished” by being drafted into the military; Belarusian diaspora in Germany started picketing against Aleksin’s partners after the criminal scheme of smuggling cigarettes to Europe was revealed; the British Foreign Office stood up for the Belarusian Press Read more…