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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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…
Meet the 73-year-old granny who became an icon of the protests against Lukashenka
Nina Baginskaya, a 73-year-old Belarusian pensioner and civil activist, has taken part in protests since 1988 – first…
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…
50 women in a cell for four: Belarusian election observer tells of being jailed
Aged just 26, Marta decided to become an observer about a month and a half before the presidential…
Flowers stronger than guns as “Ladies in White” protests spread throughout Belarus
The first human chain formed by women wearing white clothes started on 12 August in central Minsk. Hundreds…
Ukrainian human rights activists detained in Minsk
The detainees Kostyantyn Reutskyi and Yevhen Vasiliev represent the human rights organization Vostok-SOS. Reutskyi is an executive director…
Jailed for 15 days for exposing Lukashenka’s rigged elections: the story of Marta, one of 150 arrested observers
Marta-Daria Klinava is a Belarusian film director and an ally of Ukraine. Last year, together with the Ukrainian…
Support Belarusian pro-democratic activists and their families
On the night of August 9 and 10 riot police used water cannons, stun grenades to disperse peaceful…
Belarus election: contested result sparks massive unrest as Europe’s ‘last dictator’ claims victory
Election day itself was full of strange anomalies: internet access was reportedly disrupted and independent observers say they were prevented from monitoring…