#Belarusians

Across #Belarus people are starting to rise up and get involved with politics. Even in smaller towns that never saw any protests before people are now joining the anti-#Lukashenko movement,
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I'm not a fan of many of the founders. They were terrible human beings. But I am a fan of some of their ideas. Patrick Henry declared: "we have done
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Current events in #Belarus really sparked my interest as a #politicalscientist studying the region. During my visits (2018, 2020), I realized how quickly things were already changing. Through urban pictures
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So we foreigners do not forget the real pain, humiliation, and horror that forced Belarusians on the streets, maximize reading and sharing these @euroradio interviews with torture victims of the
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What is happening in #Belarus is a very worrying trend. These are not only attacks on press freedom. It's also the deployment of Russian journalists, their narratives and propaganda. It
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Today is the 35th anniversary of the Chornobyl/Chernobyl disaster. Despite more awareness in recent years, I don't think Americans truly feel the gravity of the event as a tragedy. This
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a thread of whats happening in belarus, please spreadtw // violence, police brutality, blood and injuries first of all, read this thread to understand the situation betterhttps://twitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1292406157714296834?s=19 on
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What’s happening in Belarus matters to U.S. security. And Trump and his team are fumbling this moment (largely by kowtowing to Putin and staying on the sidelines).1/ A THREAD on
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#Putin said on #Belarus that "a reserve of law enforcement officers was formed to help Belarus if necessary. Russian forces will not be used until the extremist elements in Belarus
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Why Your Fave is Problematic Episode 55675634: Netflix's "Shadow and Bone" and the bizarre flattening of the world by american and british producers (1/x) a while ago, my buddy &
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THREAD 1/7 By supporting Lukashenko, Putin confirmed that the legitimacy of any foreign regime is calculated not by the transparency of procedures or the popularity of the leader, but by
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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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More than 250K already at the Independence square in Minsk! It’s more than in 1990 when people protested for Independence. Belarus will be free. Minsk never has seen such crowds
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Just for the fun of it, I'm putting the relevant verses in a thread below. Enjoy.https://twitter.com/drkevorko/status/1273897952315129857 Armenian SSR:«Great Russia extended to us the hand of friendship,We created a strong new
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A quick thread on “Colour Revolutions” since a) they’re in the news, both in Belarus and the US and b) I, um, wrote a book about them. (1/12) Q: Are
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Watching the protests and strikes across Belarus this week has been heart-breaking, inspiring, terrifying, and surprising. And I’m pretty sure that whether this episode ends in triumph or tragedy (and
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