More than most post-Soviet nations, Belarusians beginning to overcome Soviet mentality, Dryndov says
Belarusians are beginning to overcome their Soviet mentality and to demand democracy and a law-based state, Olga Dryndova,…
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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
Before the presidential elections of 2020 in Belarus, observers could not anticipate the massive mobilization against the long-lasting…
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
A study by Chatham House found that more than a million people took part in the protests and…
Belarusian government reckons with two months of protests
Yet because the protests have failed to produce regime change, many Belarusians have jumped to compare their effort…
Belarusians hold “People’s Inauguration” of Tsikhanouskaya, exiled likely election winner
An estimated 100,000 marched in the Belarusian capital Minsk today, holding a “People’s Inauguration” of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the…
Belarus hacktivists dox riot police after mass detentions of Women’s March participants | Photos
Note: this article was updated to include a new tranche of data shared at 20:40 on 20 September…
Belarusian police awarded for brutality against peaceful protesters
Despite documented reports of torture, testimonies of witnesses, and confirmed medical examinations, to date, the Belarusian authorities have…
Pro-Kremlin disinformation about the protests in Belarus: freedom as an imperialist scheme
Pro-Kremlin pundits and outlets exclude any thoughts of protests as an expression of public discontent. The protests, claims…
Belarus election: why strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka faces unprecedented resistance
Lukashenka has faced opposition before. In 2006 and 2010 Belarusian citizens attempted to call for democratic reforms, but…
Bleak future for Belarus seen if Europe follows US and ends backing for opposition
US President Donald Trump has proposed cutting all assistance to the democratic opposition in Belarus, a move that…
Russia and Belarus protests – ‘part of general crisis in post-Soviet space,’ Portnikov says
The anti-corruption protests in Russia and the anti-vagrants tax ones in Belarus are “the direct result of the…
Is Lukashenka running out of bullets? – and three other reasons why Belarus will never be the same again
In Gorbachev’s time, many Russians told an anecdote about a man who, having stood in line for hours…
Two Dictators and Two Responses
For more than two decades, many governments and commentators in the West have allowed themselves to feel morally…
Lukashenka’s crackdown will not intimidate Belarusians now, Kalyakin says
Alyaksandr Lukashenka may crack down on protesters later this month in a bloody fashion just as he did…
Russian agents in Minsk pushing Lukashenka to crack down hard, Belarusian analysts say
Russian agents in the Belarusian security services along with Russian agents in the blogosphere are calling on Alyaksandr…
The Belarusian nation has risen against Lukashenka
The Lukashenka regime, “like many other post-Soviet authoritarian” systems, rests “not on the total support of the citizens…
For Belarus, Moscow reanimates themes used to justify aggression in Ukraine
Russian propaganda outlets are employing exactly the same thematics they did before Moscow intervened in Ukraine, insisting that…
Is there a Khrushchevian ‘Crimea’ in Belarus?
Vladimir Putin based his invasion and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea on the notion that Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev…