Alexander Lukashenko

FEATURE alexander lukashenko : Ladies what oppose Belarus in Vilnius

Ladies what oppose Belarus in Vilnius

Belarus is just 40 kilometres away from the Lithuanian capital. Belarusian human rights campaigners use Vilnius as an asylum and distribution centre - yet the Lithuanian president keeps up a good relationship with the Belarusian despot

by Christina Felschen @ // 06/01/12

alexander lukashenko, exilio, lithuania, vilnius, winter, dictature, belarus

alexander lukashenko : Belarus schools: language of peasants or programmers?

Belarus schools: language of peasants or programmers?

According to its constitution Belarus has two state languages - Belarusian and Russian. Authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko has repeatedly emphasised the equality of both, but nationalist Belarusians view the state policy as 'russification'. The argument is being played out in the schools

by Mark Brüggemann @ // 29/09/11

alexander lukashenko, school, multilingualism, language, society, politics, belarus

INTERVIEW alexander lukashenko : Ukraine, Belarus, Egypt...free the online activist in you

Ukraine, Belarus, Egypt...free the online activist in you

Ukraine’s ‘Day of Wrath’ against its president on 14 May has been organised online. Belarus’ internet is the only escape from regime propaganda. The Arab world reported its transitions online. Amidst these examples, Peter Ludlow, cyber rights activist and philosophy professor at Northwestern University in Illinois, emphasies that politics can be influenced in bottom-up solutions. Interview

by Ilona Nukševica @ // 11/05/11

alexander lukashenko, activism, arab spring, kiev, internet, ukraine, viktor yanukovych

Beyond bare necessities of EU-Russia summit

Beyond bare necessities of EU-Russia summit

On 7 December a bear is coming to Brussels. This bear has come to speak to ‘THE 27’ face to face. This bear has been through some hard times: she lost an empire in a few months, she jumped into capitalism without any life floats where for several years she’s been dozing in its steppes, only to regain her pride with a strong leader. This bear is large and sensitive, although her main weapon is her secret: is president Medvedev the boss of her former boss or just another puppet? What about the North Caucasus and other frozen conflicts? Whither leads the flirtation with totalitarianism? From the univerisities of Ukraine and a Chechen exile to a good dose of Russian culture, we windscreen wipe the reality window of one of the most mysterious countries in the world

OPINION alexander lukashenko : Alice in Belarus (Wonderland): politician tries to enter local elections

Alice in Belarus (Wonderland): politician tries to enter local elections

This is the story of Olga Karatch, a Belarusian dissident and 'Nash Dom' human rights activist, and her participation in local elections in Belarus. Those were in May 2010, but Olga’s testimony has lost none of its relevance. Unfortunately, it's all too synonymous with the state of Belarusian politics as a whole, and with elections looming on 19 December

by Olga_Karatch @ // 22/11/10

alexander lukashenko, censorship, human rights, media, politics, central and eastern europe, elections

FEATURE alexander lukashenko : Visit to the EHU: Belarusian elite university exiled in Vilnius

Visit to the EHU: Belarusian elite university exiled in Vilnius

The decision was taken: the European humanities university, created in Minsk, Belarus in 1992, packed up to join Vilnius (and democracy) in 2004. In this oasis of free education, Belarusian youth have been exiled further and further to the west

by Rosinska @ // 15/06/09

alexander lukashenko, university, eudebate on the ground, education system, democracy, eudebate2009, lithuania

OPINION alexander lukashenko : Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova: ‘Russian murders shocking, but hardly a surprise’

Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova: ‘Russian murders shocking, but hardly a surprise’

As we mourn our lost Russian colleagues, Belarusians do not forget our own Baburovas, Politkovskayas and Klebnikovs. We remember why they perished. Expresso

by Iryna V @ // 27/01/09

alexander lukashenko, freedom of opinion, newspaper, presse, assassination, journalist, society

FOCUS alexander lukashenko : Choose a language - Belarusian or Russian

Choose a language - Belarusian or Russian

In Belarus opinions do not only differ on the domineering president Lukaschenko, who has announced a general election for 28 September

by n- ost @ // 26/09/08

alexander lukashenko, lenguas, languages, politics, russian federation, elections, belarus

INTERVIEW alexander lukashenko : Iryna Vidanava: ‘Belarusians abroad can protest via the internet’

Iryna Vidanava: ‘Belarusians abroad can protest via the internet’

The thirty-year-old journalist from Minsk saw her magazine closed down by the regime. We talk press freedom, the political engagement of young Belarusians and elections on 28 September

by Giovanni Angioni @ // 26/09/08

alexander lukashenko, iryna vidanava, regime, brunch, best of cafebabel.com, elections, belarus

FEATURE alexander lukashenko : Minsk: the tidy road to regime perfection

Minsk: the tidy road to regime perfection

Neat, elegant, so clean that you want to go barefoot – that is how the Lukashenko regime likes to present the capital of Belarus - the one visible to tourists, that is

by giovanni angioni // 07/02/08

alexander lukashenko, feature, world affairs, post-soviet states, non-eu countries, belarus, minsk

PICTURES

The eastern punk Svieta Songako

Art is politics. The fourth and last chapter of our portraits of artists who are attempting to resist the ‘cultural Chernobyl’ in a Belarus that is in Alexander Lukashenko’s stranglehold

by jef bonifacino // 24/07/07

alexander lukashenko, cd, music, central and eastern europe, non-eu countries, culture, belarus

PICTURES

Political choreographers: Alexandre and Natalia Furman

Art is politics: the third part of our series on portraits of artists attempting to resist the 'cultural Chernobyl’, which reigns in Belarus, a country asphyxiated by the authoritarian regime of president Alexander Lukashenko

by jef bonifacino // 16/07/07

alexander lukashenko, dance, non-eu countries, culture, belarus, minsk

PICTURES

Men creating men in Belarus

Art is politics - the second part in our series of profiles of artists trying to resist a ‘cultural Chernobyl’ in a Belarus stifled by president Aleksander Loukachenko

by jef bonifacino // 09/07/07

alexander lukashenko, literature, books, communism, post-soviet states, culture, belarus

PORTRAIT

Belarus rocks

Art is politics: the first part of our series on portraits of artists who attempt to resist the 'cultural Chernobyl' which reigns in Belarus, a country asphyxiated by the authoritarian regime of president Alexander Lukashenko

by jef bonifacino // 02/07/07

alexander lukashenko, music, non-eu countries, culture, belarus, minsk

alexander lukashenko : Free Theatre of Minsk: onstage resistance

Free Theatre of Minsk: onstage resistance

The Belarusian independent theatre company uses black humour and underground performances to protest against 'Europe's last dictatorship'

by Prune Antoine @ // 22/05/07

alexander lukashenko, paris, festivals, theatre, censorship, dance, post-soviet states

alexander lukashenko : Yuri Khashchevatsky: 'Being Belarusian is fashionable these days'

Yuri Khashchevatsky: 'Being Belarusian is fashionable these days'

Visionary film director Yuri Khashchevatsky, 60, is a principal figure of Belarusian dissent. He criticises ineffective opposition, and talks up the new role the Internet plays in the resistance

by Prune Antoine @ // 18/05/07

alexander lukashenko, georgia, director, north korea, yury khashchavatski, cinema, brunch

PORTRAIT alexander lukashenko : Alexander Milinkievich: 'voting in Belarus oft means ending up jobless'

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

by Natalia Sosin @ // 23/03/07

alexander lukashenko, protest, opposition, vote, european union, alexander milinkievich, interview

PORTRAIT alexander lukashenko : Olga Karatch: 'Lukashenko takes EU leaders for great lumps'

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

by Natalia Sosin @ // 07/02/07

alexander lukashenko, dictature, poland, warsaw, vitebsk, human rights, media

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Victory Day in Minsk

© Cristina Álvarez, specially for Minsk Cafe Babel View on the Great Patriotic War Museum, center Minsk, the slogan is "People's exploit does live in centuries" Victory Day on May 9 is one of the biggest events in Belarus. While European Union celebrates the Day of Europe, when in 1950 ...

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100 Cities Say No to Minsk and Demand EU Foreign Policy

Last night, over 110 cities across Europe and worldwide, from Oslo to Istanbul, from Lisbon to Vilnius as well as in Dubai, Mexico, Pretoria and New York took to the streets against Lukashenko's unjust Belarus dictatorship, demanding a European Foreign Policy. Napoli, Italy Activists across the continent gagged statues ...

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