This is Belarusian woman Iryna Salankova. She screamed "Slava Ukraini" at the performance of Luhansk theater in Miensk.
She was sentenced to 20 days for that . Fingers crossed, let's hope she will be released after 20 days.
27.03.2025 11:57 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Today we wrote letters to political prisoners in Belarus together with deputies of the Latvian Saeima.
Thank you @leilarasima.progresivie.lv, @janasima.progresivie.lv and Anna Rancāne for joining us!
25.03.2025 18:22 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Belarusian feminists Darja Afanasjeva, Iryna Alkhouka and Julija Miсkevich received the Anne Klein Women's Prize.
12.03.2025 09:48 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Female political prisoners in Belarus suffer from sexual abuse too.
"They didn't punch me. They slapped me on the butt. All of this was accompanied by threats of gang rape. They described in great detail what would happen if I didn't give up all the passwords. They lifted my shirt"
10.03.2025 10:29 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
@valstspolicija.bsky.social, ko mums jādara ar šiem draudiem Marta centram?
09.03.2025 11:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
But we've got flowers
08.03.2025 15:18 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
This is Astraviec - Belarusian city with a nuclear plant and population of 15 thousand people.
Last year, 51 smartphones were confiscating here for "spreading extremist information" that literally means "for sharing news".
06.03.2025 16:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
At least 53 political prisoners in Belarus have been convicted of disobeying prison administration.
Typically they had another year added to their prison term. Thanks to this article, Lukashenka's regime can keep you imprisoned for as long as it wants.
06.03.2025 05:27 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Kaķis par prezidentu!
@edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social , piedodiet, nekā personīga 🙏🏻
03.03.2025 07:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Three years of pain, deaths and horror.
Three years of resistance, love and hope.
24.02.2025 10:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy birthday, dear Kazimir Malievich! Thank you for choosing Belarusian Vicebsk for one of your life periods ❤️
23.02.2025 12:35 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
From occupied Ukraine to the EU: Tracing Belarusian rapeseed oil
Russia exports rapeseed from occupied Ukrainian territories to Belarus, where a Belarusian company processes it into oil and sells it to the EU. An investigation by BIC.
Latvia and Lithuania were buying rapeseed oil from Belarus made with crops from occupied Ukraine.
After this investigation Lithuania said it won't do it anymore. But it will be effective only if import paths through Latvia will be blocked as well
investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
20.02.2025 07:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
At least 33 people in Belarus were sent for forced psychiatric treatment for political reasons. In most cases - simply for comments online
18.02.2025 14:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A new level of teaching how to create propaganda in Belarus: @russiatoday.bsky.social organized a "school for journalists" in Miensk.
17.02.2025 06:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Latvia did not let in 137 Belarusian citizens last year.
168 Belarusians couldn't obtain visas after checks by the State Security Service. Seven were denied residence permits and one was added to the black list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
06.02.2025 12:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jurijs Ganiņš from Latvia is facing up to a ten-years term in Belarusian prison for "calling for sanctions", "insulting a state representative" and "slander against Lukashenka".
The trial is being held behind closed doors, details remain unknown.
04.02.2025 07:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Eduard Babaryka turns 35 today and it's his 5th birthday in prison. What's his fault? He is son of Viktar Babaryka.
30.01.2025 14:14 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join us in signing postcards to brave women – political prisoners in Belarus!
When: February, 7, 18:00 - 20:00
Where: Riga, Pils iela, 21
As always, we will provide with everything needed and help with translation if necessary.
29.01.2025 15:28 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
So called elections in Belarus passed, let's come back to really important things. Over 1200 people are considered as political prisoners there. Zero of them deserved their imprisonment.
27.01.2025 06:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
At least Vasil Veramejchyk is still alive.
Let's hope his arrest is a part of a bigger game and Lukashenka needs him to stay alive.
But this is so so so scary and heartbreaking
22.01.2025 05:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great news again! 23 political prisoners were released in Belarus!
20 men and 3 women are back to their families sooner than expected. Every time it's so heartwarming 🤍❤️🤍
18.01.2025 07:59 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
This man raped and tortured Belarusian young woman Liza in Warsaw so brutal that she died. Today he was sentenced to life.
Photo - @euroradio
17.01.2025 16:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
No idea
16.01.2025 14:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This pregnant 31-years-old woman came to Belarus from Lithuania and was detained at the border because she commented on actions of one Belarusian minister in 2020.
PLEASE DON'T VISIT BELARUS
14.01.2025 08:32 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
49 new letters are on their way to political prisoners in Belarus!
Thank you everyone who joined us in Riga - we feel truly blessed when we see your solidarity 🤍❤️🤍
11.01.2025 13:36 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Anita Bakunovich is free!!!
She was accused of participating in protests in Belarus, then tried to escape from the country but was arrested and sent to jail. She was not even 20 y.o. at that time!
And now finally she is out of prison. Luckily she didn't have to serve the full term
09.01.2025 18:20 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Yep yep yep
They warn, people keep travelling and don't take these words seriously
08.01.2025 21:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is Emils Asaris, Latvian citizen who travelled to Belarus wearing the jacket white-red-white stripes and got accused of transporting drugs. He was sentenced to 5 years of jail and both his family and his lawyer don't have any contact with him.
08.01.2025 15:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Interesē mediji un politika, rūp dažādākās lietas. Cīnos par labāku Daugavpili un drošāku Latviju🇱🇻. Šeit tikai personīgais viedoklis.
Belarus folkambassad i🇸🇪 företräder intressen av Belarus demokratiska majoritet &folkvalda ledaren Svjatlana Tsichanoŭskaja. FB: http://fb.com/BelarusInSweden
Bel_sky — Belarusian Bluesky community. About us: https://bit.ly/3t6T6QO. PC & notebook technician from Belarus. Windows optimization. PC builds. Synthwave lover. bsky.community@proton.me / Reg date: 05.07.2023 / did:plc:geedkryrxxasdotl67gzeway
Dzīvoju Latvijā, rakstu žurnālam Ir
Neatkarīgs nedēļas žurnāls par svarīgāko politikā, ekonomikā un kultūrā. Katru ceturtdienu — kompetenti viedokļi, nozīmīgi atklājumi, unikāli dzīvesstāsti un iedvesmojošas idejas, kas spēj mainīt pasauli.
Columnist for the Forward. U.S. Foreign Policy and Jewish communal concerns. Bylines in The Atlantic, Washington Post, & Tablet Mag. All bad takes are mine alone.
Vēstures un politikas skolotāja.
Feministe un nacionāliste. Konservatīva sociāliste.
Неафіцыйная старонка жыцця. bel/eng/ru
From Pinsk.
My own photo.
Belarusian independent journalist in exile | Non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council | Telling Belarus as it is
Supporting the brave people of Ukraine for freedom & democracy
Estonian at Harvard. Researching East European and Russian politics.
Research, Remembrance & Recognition of Poland’s citizens’ struggles in the Eastern Borderlands and in Exile during World War II
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Ph D Politics, MA Pol, BS Psych/Phil, Doing Politics, Bible, Psychology, History Literature and lyrics. Centrist. "Half Catholic" Jesus hippie. Essays: mmcdonald77.wordpress.com.
Deugmens. Warm voorstander van een democratisch Belarus. Geboren Rotterdammert, nu Dordtenaar.
Oekraïne is Europa! 🇺🇦🇪🇺
Widely known in narrow circles
Historian who was interested in the relationship of society and individuals with authoritarian rule in the last century.
Dr.hist. Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the University of Latvia