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  • Politics & Opinions
    Deadline

    Week or so ago Svetlana Tikhanovskaya gave an ultimatum to the regime. For the last few weeks, people walk out on the streets of Poland. The United Kingdom is torn and terrified of a new lockdown starting on Thursday. Next few days will show if the USA will be normal again or fall into an authoritarian abyss. It seems that 2020 gives us a deadline between getting normality and an Armageddon.

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    #Belarus#UK#United Kingdom#USA#United States#Poland

    1 min min read - November 2, 2020

  • Politics & Opinions
    Press about Belarus August 17th

    I continue my series reviewing press take on events in Belarus. I aim to determine the most reliable sources and call out any fakes, unfair judgements, stereotypes or sometimes even lies. Belarus at the moment receives carte blanche in public opinion, so their image mustn't be skewed by bad reporting.

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    #belarus#UK#United Kingdom#Metro#Guardian#Evening Standard#Telegraph#Independent#Daily Mail

    3 min min read - August 17, 2020

  • Politics & Opinions
    Media about Belarus August 16th

    For a few months I both follow how British public, media and government reacts to the situation in Belarus. Sadly despite alerting about growing issues already in June hardly anyone paid attention. Even after seven thousands of detainees and two people killed there, the government failed to make any comment by a high ranking figure. Media even after today events collecting possibly over 200 thousand people near Stela in Minsk are walking in the dark. For some time on my twitter profile, I wrap up of how Belarus topic performs in the British newspapers. Because the events grow and more journalists try their take I decided to move to the blog to provide wider comment on their work. Sometimes good, sometimes appalling. I will also add retrospectively posts about previous days.

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    #belarus#UK#United Kingdom#Metro#Guardian#Business Insider#Independent#Daily Mail

    3 min min read - August 16, 2020

  • Politics & Opinions
    The five days of silence

    On May 6th popular blogger turned presidential candidate, Sergei Tikhanovskiy is being arrested for 15 days (remains in the custody). Except for Reuters, DW and few typical outlets, world media stay silent preferring to write about Belarusian Football League or joke about Lukashenko approach to Coronavirus. On Thursday, June 18th, Victor Babaryka, a former banker turned presidential candidate and his some Edward are being arrested as well.

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    #belarus#revolution#democracy#ignorance#indifference#covid#covid19#coronavirus#amenesty#police#police brutality#Poland#UK#United Kingdom

    1 min min read - June 24, 2020

  • Politics & Opinions
    Five reasons no one wants to die for Minsk

    Before reading this article it's worth to check great work of Tadeusz Giczan explaining complex history and position of Lukashenko regime.

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    #belarus#revolution#democracy#ignorance#indifference#covid#covid19#coronavirus#amenesty#police#policebrutality#Poland#UK#United Kigdom#BLM

    4 min min read - June 22, 2020

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