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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
alexander lukashenko, exilio, lithuania, vilnius, winter, dictature, belarus
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
alexander lukashenko, school, multilingualism, language, society, politics, belarus
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
alexander lukashenko, activism, arab spring, kiev, internet, ukraine, viktor yanukovych
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
- Read the special edition Beyond bare necessities of EU-Russia summit
- Achmed Sakajew: ‘Chechnya is the only place in Europe devoid of law’
- Roland Lipp on Moscow, the dirtiest city in Europe
- The parallel (and enigmatic) life of Russian cinema
- The Gulag Archipelago now compulsory reading for 16-year-old Russians
- Ukrainian students fight uncertain future
- December Belarus elections: protests as absurd as the president
- Conversation with Leo Tolstoy on centenary of his death
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
alexander lukashenko, censorship, human rights, media, politics, central and eastern europe, elections
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
alexander lukashenko, university, eudebate on the ground, education system, democracy, eudebate2009, lithuania
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
alexander lukashenko, freedom of opinion, newspaper, presse, assassination, journalist, society
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
alexander lukashenko, lenguas, languages, politics, russian federation, elections, belarus
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
alexander lukashenko, iryna vidanava, regime, brunch, best of cafebabel.com, elections, belarus
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
alexander lukashenko, feature, world affairs, post-soviet states, non-eu countries, belarus, minsk
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
alexander lukashenko, cd, music, central and eastern europe, non-eu countries, culture, belarus
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
alexander lukashenko, dance, non-eu countries, culture, belarus, minsk
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
alexander lukashenko, literature, books, communism, post-soviet states, culture, belarus
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
alexander lukashenko, music, non-eu countries, culture, belarus, minsk
Free Theatre of Minsk: onstage resistance
The Belarusian independent theatre company uses black humour and underground performances to protest against 'Europe's last dictatorship'
alexander lukashenko, paris, festivals, theatre, censorship, dance, post-soviet states
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
alexander lukashenko, georgia, director, north korea, yury khashchavatski, cinema, brunch
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
alexander lukashenko, protest, opposition, vote, european union, alexander milinkievich, interview
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
alexander lukashenko, dictature, poland, warsaw, vitebsk, human rights, media
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