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“A blatant North Korea in the center of Europe.” Belarusian refugees explain why it’s so difficult to beat the dictatorship
[editorial]Lukashenka’s crackdown on the protests that erupted after he stole the election in August 2020 was relentless: now,…
A crash course on the Belarusian 1918 attempt at independence
[editorial]This year, Freedom Day has a special meaning for Belarus. For years, the Belarusian opposition celebrated this anniversary…
Four recent events might reshape Belarus’s political landscape
Pro-Russian party founded First, on March 6, the founding congress of the pro-Russian party Soyuz (Union) took place…
Why have two revolutions won in Ukraine but none in Russia or Belarus? Historian Hrytsak answers
[editorial]Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are often perceived as similar post-Soviet Slavic states. And they indeed have a lot…
Why has Ukraine succeeded as a democracy, contrary to Russia and Belarus?
[editorial]Why has Ukraine succeeded in being a democracy contrary to Belarus, Russia, and the majority of post-Soviet states?…
Tsikhanouskaya says Belarusian opposition has “lost the streets” for now but won’t end the revolution
In an interview with Le Temps, Sviatlana Tsikhanoŭskaya says that at present, the Belarusian opposition has “lost the streets”…
The ‘Wagner Affair’ in Belarus and its implications for Ukraine
At the end of last year, former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (June 2014–May 2019) announced in an interview…
Language protection: what Ukraine can learn from three European countries
[editorial]Ukraine continues attempts to revive its language after centuries of Russification. The latest such attempt, a requirement for…
Strategic thinking and a fight for Belarusian democracy
“Remember, I said a year ago […] that perhaps a time will come when [Russian President Vladimir] Putin…
Survivor on Lukashenka’s hitlist tells why dictator wanted to murder journalist Sheremet
The wiretapped recording from 2012 contains the voice attributed to the then-head of the Belarusian KGB Vadym Zaitsev,…
Qarabagh war outcome opens way for Putin to create ‘post-Soviet space 2.0,’ Dubnov says
The most important outcome of the Qarabagh war was not the defeat of Armenia, the victory of Azerbaijan,…
Belarusian KGB revelations shake official Ukrainian version in Sheremet murder
Since Pavel Sheremet was murdered in July 2016 in Kyiv, Ukrainian investigators had a difficult time figuring out…
Former Berkut riot police from Ukraine now dispersing anti-Lukashenka protests in Belarus
In Belarus, protests against widespread election fraud are into their fifth month. Peaceful protesters have shown remarkable resilience…
The lessons of Euromaidan: why the Belarusian revolution is at a stalemate
[editorial]After nearly four months of protests, the Belarusian revolution is at a stalemate, one that Euromaidan managed to…
Why don’t Belarus protesters shun Russia?
With an astonishing 80.23% of votes in the recent Belarusian presidential elections, the incumbent president – Alyaksandr Lukashenka…
Fear, horror, anger, despair, solidarity, apathy, and glee. 100 days of Belarus protests in photos
[editorial]Yesterday marked the 100th day of unprecedented protests in Belarus against elections rigged in favor of dictator Alyaksandr…
Three months of Belarusian gridlock: do the protesters have a chance?
[editorial]Belarusian protesters are in gridlock with their dictatorial regime. For over three months, they have been relentlessly resisting…
Lukashenka’s crackdown on protesters is increasingly brutal, over 1000 detained this Sunday
This Sunday, 8 November 2020, Belarusians protesting against rigged presidential elections for the third month in a row…
Vitaly Portnikov: “The ghost of the Soviet Union was definitively buried in Ukraine in 2014”
Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov was forced to resign following a week of protests against the rigged parliamentary elections.…
Is Belarus less European than France?
History repeats itself; after Ukraine comes Belarus! A popular movement for freedom, democracy and the end of the…