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Belarus. Now we have a situation in which some of Lukashenko’s supporters who swapped to opposition are trying to prove that violence from the regime is something new and unexpected. They say that no one in the Interior Ministry had ever used violence before, and that Belarus had had a state based on the rule of law until 2020. In an attempt to create a new history, a separate reality is formed, which absolutely denies the experience of both those who have experienced violence by the Belarusian state and those who have directly used violence against the population.

Continue reading Belarus: There has never been anything like this and here we are again – To the question of the violence of the Belarusian State till 2020

News from Belarus hardly make headlines of the english speaking media and if something comes it is mostly about some new crazy move of dictator Lukashenko. The protest for now is not happening anymore, but the struggle continues. Massive network of solidarity is supporting thousands of repressed among them dozens of anarchists and antifascists. Some spontanious decentrilized protests are happening on regular basis.

Continue reading Online presentation “Protests and repressions in Belarus from an anarchist perspective” – 27 august 2021 19:00 (Minsk time)

Belarus. A New Year statement from the anarchist collective Pramen.

Continue reading New year statement from anarchist collective Pramen from Belarus

Belarus. Over the past 2 months we have gone through almost the entire book of possible tactics of non-violent resistance. Unfortunately, so far only Sunday protests have been able to strengthen on a permanent basis. The majority of other protest forms are now under control.

Continue reading Critical review of protests in #Belarus in the last 2 months

Belarus. Throughout the Soviet and Lukashenko propaganda, many may think that anarchists in Belarus are barricades and clashes with OMON. But anarchism is much more than that. Somewhere behind the scenes, there is an idea that people can live with dignity and without a dictator and Bolsheviks.

Continue reading Proposal of program-minimum for the period of uprising in #Belarus

Belarus. On Monday people in Schabinka said goodbye to Gennady Shutov, who was shot by the cops and who died later in the hospital. A public procession was organized where a lot of people from the town participated.

And on Tuesday another protestor, Nikita Krivtsov, who was found hanged in Partisanski district of Minsk on the 22 August was buried. He already disappeared on August 12 during the protest. The officials insist on suicide, which obviously was not the case. Another case were the cops arranged a “suicide” like the director of the military museum wo was found in the river last week. At the public procession also a lot of people took part.

Continue reading Another week of protest in #Belarus: The week started with two funerals

Belarus. August 23. 2020. Today became extremely important for the protests in the country. Despite the bad weather and whining on the Internet, a huge number of people came out in the capital and regions. In Minsk, by various estimates, there were from 100 to 200 thousand people. The regions also did not let down, and in some cities was even better than a week ago.

Continue reading #Belarus: Laughter through rage

Belarus. The last three days strikes and protests continued even so not as strong as before. People demand the release of the prisoner, doing solidarity chains against violence and support strikers. But also repression continues.

Continue reading #Belarus: Picture of the protesters are beautiful but people have to push harder…