#Belarus

Thomas de Waal

Tom_deWaal

One big Question hangs in the air, as #Belarus crisis deepens, #Lukashenko loses his 26-year-old grip on power. How will Russia respond? I’ve followed Russia’s relations with its post-Soviet neighbours

Hanna Liubakova

HannaLiubakova

#Belarus A conversation between Natalia Eismont, #Lukashenko’s spokesperson, and Dzmitry Baskov,head of BIHA,was leaked.Two high-ranking officials discuss how they would personally go,cut white-red-white ribbons and deploy tear gas agains

Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D

RVAwonk

Belarus just arrested “dozens” of Russian mercenaries from the notorious private military company Wagner Group for reportedly plotting “acts of terrorism” to destabilize the upcoming election. Police believe up to

The New York Times

nytimes

A government crackdown in Belarus backfired after a slew of videos showed security forces brutally repressing demonstrators. We reviewed hundreds of the videos and spoke to protesters who were beaten,

Christo Grozev

christogrozev

Ukrainian site http://censor.net , citing security sources, provides a version of events surrounding the arrest - and then release - of 32 RU mercenaries who traveled to Belarus end of July.

Ryan Gallagher

rj_gallagher

A few people have asked me for more technical details about what U.S. company @Sandvine is doing in Belarus to help the country censor the internet. So here's a thread

Enrique 🎧🐈

Garou_Hidalgo

They choose an anti-Soviet flag and then write slogans in English.Extreme right-wing very anti-Russian and anti-communist, dreaming of being part of the criminal US empire like the Nazis of Ukraine.

Andrzej Kozlowski

akoz33

Polish politics is becoming more farcical than ever. Both sides try to provoke the other in order to discredit it, but in the eyes of a different audience. As no

Fight US Empire

_YouthFUSE_

Belarus is yet again a target of color revolution. Of former Soviet countries, Belarus has best resisted imperialist austerity and privatization, and has long been a high-priority target for a

Wolf Tivy

wolftivy

The best counter-American propaganda simply sidesteps the accusations and says "but can you do this?"No, Mr. Lukashenko, we cannot.Note again how easy it is: just a bit of good clean

Sam Greene

samagreene

The #Belarus opposition may or may not have won today’s election. But in a system that is not designed to produce an honest result and an accurate count, does that

Roland Freudenstein

RoFreudenstein

#EU in urgent need of a #Russia policy reboot. a) More solidly defend our values and interests b) More clearly distinguish between #Putin and Russia c) More optimistically - and

Hanna Liubakova

HannaLiubakova

#Belarus.Some of my observations from yday's rally of the united opposition in #Barysau. Around 5,000 people came, it's a lot for a city of 145k. Definitely one of the largest

Franak Viačorka

franakviacorka

(Thread) Accreditation for journalists is a tool of censorship and blackmail. Three prominent @CurrentTimeTv journalists were deported yesterday for working without accreditation; they applied for it a few months ago.

Hiski Haukkala

HiskiHaukkala

For many the situation in #Belarus is a cause for joy. I believe in democracy and freedom as much as anybody and do not object against what is happening now

Janek Lasocki

JanekLasocki

1/ Across Minsk and Belarus supporters of the opposition are hanging up and waving white-red-white flags – very different to the official state flag, which is red and green. Why

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