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Here's a thread to help you learn about the situation in Belarus right now. Please RT to help spread the information! #ЖывеБеларусь
First of all, here are some accounts you can follow that cover the events in real time (mostly) in English:
@franakviacorka @HannaLiubakova @TadeuszGiczan @Den_2042 @Belsat_Eng
@franakviacorka @HannaLiubakova @TadeuszGiczan @Den_2042 @Belsat_Eng
I've compiled all those accounts and more (some in Belarusian/Russian) in this list that you can also subscribe to and check freely for an update feed https://twitter.com/i/lists/1126920003478073344
Now, here are some websites that cover Belarus with many articles you can read (Google Translate will do fine to render those in Russian and Belarusian into English, use it):
https://charter97.org/en/news/
https://www.svaboda.org/
https://nn.by/
https://belsat.eu/en/
https://charter97.org/en/news/
https://www.svaboda.org/
https://nn.by/
https://belsat.eu/en/
Some individual articles that you can read that provide an in-depth look into the situation:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/belarus-president-faces-women-led-challenge
http://waidelotte.org/lukashenkos-penultimate-elections/
https://jonblackwood.net/2020/08/06/contemporary-protest-the-visual-in-belarus/
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/belarus-president-faces-women-led-challenge
http://waidelotte.org/lukashenkos-penultimate-elections/
https://jonblackwood.net/2020/08/06/contemporary-protest-the-visual-in-belarus/
A recent thread by @AlenaKudzko also explaining what is happening in Belarus https://twitter.com/AlenaKudzko/status/1292165735041597441
A very informative thread on the white-red-white flag and why it is being used so much right now by @JanekLasocki https://twitter.com/JanekLasocki/status/1291787096559104000
more accounts here https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1292421323419942912
Also, this is not entirely related to what is happening right now, but it's not totally unrelated either, so i want this to be here for the Spanish-speaking (and not only) people who might happen to see this https://twitter.com/violettsauce/status/1292098554597703680
Here's a live stream from Belsat from the streets of Minsk
And here's a live stream from @svaboda (RFE/RL) https://www.pscp.tv/w/1djGXoEQlkyKZ
Another informative thread! https://twitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1292406157714296834
A new NEXTA twitter account, NEXTA has been one of the biggest sources of information for Belarusians this year and before @NEXTA_EN
thankfull NYT published an article that didn't emphasize Łukašenka's rigged numbers and did correctly say that they are rigged https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/world/europe/belarus-election-lukashenko.html?partner=IFTTT
here's also an article from BBC covering the protests happening right now #Belarus #ЖывеБеларусь https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53717834
a very concise overview of yesterday's and this night's events https://twitter.com/john_anemone/status/1292603184947617792
wait why did they invert the colors of the flag in the second pic...
tw police brutality | violence | blood | injury
law enforcement committing probably war crimes on protesters in Belarus https://twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1292566240465235969
law enforcement committing probably war crimes on protesters in Belarus https://twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1292566240465235969
There's a link to a fundraiser for all victims of police crackdowns in #Belarus since the electoral campaign began, you can find paypal links in the description. Please share this #ЖывеБеларусь https://www.facebook.com/donate/1123543824684874/1159265397779383/
tw police brutality | death
one confirmed death during tonight's protests in Minsk https://twitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1292927963227447297
one confirmed death during tonight's protests in Minsk https://twitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1292927963227447297
PLEASE @ POLITICIANS/NEWS OUTLETS/ETC TO HELP https://twitter.com/violettsauce/status/1292965632120684544
