Independence Day
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March 25 – Freedom Day (not) celebrated in Belarus
Commemorated for over a century, Freedom Day (Дзень Волі – Dzien Voli in Belarusian) is virtually banned in Belarus. Why does this symbolic date bother the Lukashenko regime so much…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “For the regime, sovereignty was never a celebration or a value”
Democratic Belarus' leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya recorded an address to Belarusian people on Belarus' unofficial Independence Day and spoke about the priorities of the United Transitional Cabinet.
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Belarus declared its independence 30 years ago
On 25 August 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR granted the Declaration of State Sovereignty status of constitutional law.
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Israeli President congratulates Lukashenko
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin sent Lukashenko congratulations on the occasion of Independence Day on 3 July. This gesture was met with criticism from the Belarusian immigrant community in Israel.
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US Secretary of State congratulates Belarusians on Independence Day
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Belarusians on the 77th anniversary of the end of the occupation of Minsk. "We’re reminded of Belarusians' continued struggle for a brighter future,"…