War in Ukraine
Despite repressions and mass surveillance, Belarusians protest against the war in Ukraine. More than 1,500 people have been arrested or prosecuted for anti-war protests. Still, Belarusians perform underground sabotage and determined resistance, including railway disruptions, economic resistance, and hacktivism. Many Belarusians in Ukraine have joined territorial defense forces and stayed to work or volunteer, helping those affected by the war. Belarusians all over the world donate funds and equipment to help Ukraine. Thousands of them help refugees and invite them to live in their homes. The Belarusian diaspora actively participates in anti-war rallies across continents.
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“They put a gun to his head and said that he was done for”
Illia Verameyeu, an 18-year-old Belarusian, was sentenced to 6.5 years of imprisonment for his anti-war stance. His sister Yana tells the political prisoner's story to the Viasna Human Rights Center.
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Explosions on railway block military transport from Russia to Belarus
On the evening of October 23, news surfaced about explosions on a section of the Russian railway track located about 20 kilometers from the Belarusian border. Railway tracks were damaged,…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls on Ukraine’s President Zelensky to cooperate with democratic Belarus
"We are proposing to build an alliance with democratic Belarus to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. The United Transitional Cabinet is ready to commence cooperation with Ukraine and establish diplomatic…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Belarusians not to take part in war against Ukraine
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke about the role of Belarusians in military operations in Ukraine: "No Belarusian must die for Putin's ambitions and Lukashenko's mistakes."
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets with Oleksiy Arestovych
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya thanked Oleksiy Arestovych for supporting Belarusians. Arestovych stressed that Ukrainians distinguish between the actions of Lukashenko and Belarusians.
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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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Volodymyr Zelensky wears vyshyvanka shirt designed by Belarusian artist
On the eve of the important Ukrainian national holidays, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky recorded another daily address to his people wearing a "vyzhyvanka" – a khaki-colored vyshyvanka shirt with the…
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Why Belarus matters
Exactly two years ago, unprecedented protests unfolded in Belarus in opposition to the rigged elections. Protests and demonstrations did not subside for months, but the supporters of change were unable…
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300 European parliamentarians take on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
Britta Hasselmann, a member of the German Bundestag, has become the 300th symbolic "godmother" of a political prisoner in Belarus. Three hundred "godparents" from 17 European countries illustrate the unwavering…
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Singer detained in Minsk after performing Ukrainian song
Minsk singer Meriem Herasimenka was detained after a street concert where she had performed a song by a Ukrainian band.