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Post by pieter on Sept 8, 2020 15:37:51 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 8, 2020 16:00:04 GMT -7
In August
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Post by pieter on Sept 8, 2020 16:01:40 GMT -7
(1 Sep 2020) A former English language teacher who became the main opposition candidate in the presidential elections in Belarus and who fled to neighboring Lithuania amid mass protests says her people want a change from Lukashenko. "This government must understand that people can't live in the same Belarus anymore. They want changes. They will not live with this president. They will not obey his orders any longer," Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told the Associated Press in an interview in Vilnius. Demonstrations demanding the resignation of Belarus's authoritarian leader entered their fourth week across the country. President Alexander Lukashenko, who won his sixth term in office in the Aug. 9 election that has widely been condemned as rigged, has struggled to stem the following protests despite a violent crackdown on demonstrators.
Last week the Belarusian government resumed pressure on the opposition by threatening them with criminal prosecution, detaining protesters and jailing activists but the rallies are still continuing. Tsikhanouskaya stressed that people there will fight for their rights and that the regime should not count on bad weather to disrupt the ongoing protests. She also pointed out a new form of civil disobedience centred around Belarus's education system. "I hear a lot about parents in Belarus who decided to give up on schools which were used to forge elections during the vote and are taking their kids somewhere else. This is a way to show their refusal to accept the situation," she said. Tsikhanouskaya added that she would remain abroad until it is visibly safe for her to come back. "I will return when I feel safe there, when negotiations start, when political prisoners are released. Those will be the signs" she said.
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Post by pieter on Sept 8, 2020 16:08:12 GMT -7
Anna shares ideas about the importance of non-violent protest in Belarus, how the peaceful way demonstrators have taken to the streets has impacted society, and the role of women. She argues that people who have some human rights in their own country should value and defend them, and hopes that one day those who are not living under freedom may be inspired by the Belarusian story. Anna Kozlova is the curator of TEDxMinsk, and a biotechnologist. In this online interview with Richard Lucas Curator of TEDxKazimierz, she shares ideas about what is special and unusual about what is happening in Belarus and why they are relevant and important to viewers everywhere. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
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Post by karl on Sept 8, 2020 19:14:42 GMT -7
Pieter
This is extremely deplorable I must say...Most usually, my self am against demonstrators, but in this instance, these people do have a good reason of acting out against such violence against persons.
What this situation amounts to, is reasons of revelution against an unreasonable government. The people are speaking and with this is a good reason for authority to listen and make changes..
Karl
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Post by Jaga on Sept 8, 2020 22:48:36 GMT -7
Karl, Pieter, these prison tortures look terrible. I wish there were no deaths, but these people sacrify their lives for others, to be able to live with dignity. Lukashenko like Putin and Trump - all want to rule until they die. This is a new trend in today world.
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Post by pieter on Sept 16, 2020 6:37:51 GMT -7
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