Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Eastern & Central Europe from April 2006

29 April 2006

Belarus: Support for Jailed Opposition Leaders

Minsk, March 2006 – by anonymous: “One young woman was arrested while standing outside an internet cafe near October Square on Monday, as the tent camp was formed. She was...

28 April 2006

27 April 2006

Belarus: Milinkevich Arrested and Sentenced

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Belarus

Polish Blogosphere Update

Written by Jordan & Maria Seidel · Poland

Ever wonder what a day in the life of someone living in Poland would look like condensed into a 10-minute video? Neither did I until I came to Poland. The...

Belarus: Photos From Charnobylski Shlyakh

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Belarus

Belarus: Charnobylski Shlyakh Arrests

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Belarus

Belarus: Graffiti Artist Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Belarus

Russia: Kateryna Chumachenko's 1983 Letter

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · North America

Russia: American Votes For Yavlinsky

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Russia

Slovenia: “Death to Fascism”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Slovenia

26 April 2006

Ukraine: A Trip to Chernobyl

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Belarus

Belarus: Chernobyl and Charnobylski Shlyah

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Belarus

Chernobyl: Letters Never Written

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Belarus

LJ user wall4 – originally from Lviv, Ukraine, now living in Connecticut – writes about his experience as a soldier forced to serve in Chernobyl 20 years ago (RUS). The...