Minsk
Alexander Milinkievich: 'voting in Belarus oft means ending up jobless'
The leader of the group of opposition parties in Belarus and Sakharov Prize winner on the need for close collaboration between his country and the EU
minsk, protest, european union, opposition, interview, vote, elections
Olga Karatch: 'Lukashenko takes EU leaders for great lumps'
The German presidency of the EU judged the local elections on January 14 in Belarus ‘undemocratic’. The country’s opposition has already announced its intention of contesting Lukashenko
minsk, human rights, media, warsaw, vitebsk, central and eastern europe, world affairs
Crisis of the opposition in Belarus
On 27 April, Alexander Milinkevich, leader of the Belarussian opposition, was arrested. This does not bode well for the future of Belarus. For the opposition, finding international support has become a vital task
minsk, elections, alexander milinkievich, belarus, alexander lukashenko
Belarus and their rigged election
'Neither free, nor fair'. For the observers sent to the Belarus elections by the organisation for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on 19 March, Alexander Lukashenko's victory is as comfortable as it is suspicious
minsk, revolution, vote, politics, elections, alexander milinkievich, belarus
Belarusian geopolitics – why should Europe care?
Belarus is still the Kremlin’s puppet. But how long can this relationship between Putin and Lukashenko last?
Lukashenko, the people’s president
Alexander Lukashenko is a man with a passion for sport and farming has been described as both the last dictator in Europe and a man of the people. So which is true?
Zubr opposition movement: strong like bison
Zubr aims to establish democracy in Belarus and integrate the country into the European Union. With little press freedom, it is not easy to spread the word. But Zubr has its own methods.
Milinkevich: “I believe in a European Belarus”
Alexander Milinkevich, the leader of the main opposition coalition in the forthcoming elections, explains his ideas for a democratic Belarusian future.
Artists in arms
Politics is not the only thing to have changed in Poland since the fall of communism. Maria Staszkiewicz investigates the underground artists trying to bring a little perspective to Polish lives.
minsk, contemporary art, youth, society, street art, culture, central and eastern europe
A domino effect in Belarus? Brussels must play its role
After, Kiev, might Minsk be next? The Belarusian opposition are hoping so. But this time the European Union cannot just emerge from the shadows at the last moment. Here’s why.
Want to bring down a tyrant? Just call OTPOR
After Georgia came Ukraine. Having brought down the Milosevic regime in 2000, activists previously involved with the Serb movement OTPOR are exporting non-violent revolution. But will Europe keep ignoring them?
Belarus - The last dictatorship in Europe
On the doorstep of Europe, Belarus has earned the reputation of a left-over relic from the Soviet Union. Over the past ten years, the country has become increasingly isolated by its leaders while its people live under the shadow of an unreformed KGB. Jacob Resneck meets the young people involved in the struggle for democratic reform.
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