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We stand in solidarity with the people of Belarus fighting against dictatorship!
#ЖывеБеларусь
#Minsk #Belarus
#ЖывеБеларусь
#Minsk #Belarus
Despite living in a society where dissidents and citizens disappearing or murdered is a norm, many have been taking to the streets and going on strike to protest police brutality in the day, and fighting dictatorship in the night. https://twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1293838657619623938?s=21
Their government have also been cutting off their internet at night to disrupt efforts to organise. https://twitter.com/mortis_banned/status/1293423292586631168?s=21
(I’m not including photos or videos of the nightly clashes in this thread, to be mindful of the mental health of mutuals who have already been exposed to too much violent imagery (in person or through media) via the Hong Kong protests this past year.)
How do I help?
1) A lot of info are transmitted out with difficulty through TG channels, and journalists are risking their lives to report on the ground so signalboosting and retweeting with the hashtags #ЖывеБелорусь #Belarus is one way to help. https://twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1293855135551160320?s=21
1) A lot of info are transmitted out with difficulty through TG channels, and journalists are risking their lives to report on the ground so signalboosting and retweeting with the hashtags #ЖывеБелорусь #Belarus is one way to help. https://twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1293855135551160320?s=21
2) If you can spare money, please support their bail fund and medical expenses! https://twitter.com/abcbelarus/status/1292775361495932928?s=21
Alternatively, you can donate to human rights group Spring96 http://spring96.org/en
A thread of articles for further reading https://twitter.com/enough14/status/1293080307504156672?s=21
Here’s an interview with the anarchists of the Belarusian uprising https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/12/belarus-anarchists-in-the-uprising-against-the-dictatorship-an-interview
And last but not least, an important reminder about popular movements https://twitter.com/anarchistfed/status/1292628370698665984?s=21
