Stories about Belarus from May, 2006
Belarus: The West's Awareness
Following Dick Cheney's recent speech in Vilnius, TOL's Belarus Blog writes that “the U.S. and Western Europe are becoming more and more aware of Belarusan situation.”
Belarus: Opposition's New Direction
In his weekly roundup of Belarusian politics, Tobias Ljungvall discusses the recent shift within the opposition: “Apparently, Lebedko sees a bigger role for himself, and is also proposing a more...
Belarus: Intercepted Police Talk
br23 blog posts a sampling of what Minsk police talked about during the Chernobyl March opposition rally. The conversations were intercepted by a hacker and are available online in mp3...
Belarus: Zubr Disbands
Andrei Khrapavitski and TOL's Belarus Blog write about the disbanding and future fate of Zubr, a Belarusian youth opposition group.
Belarus: Flashmob Inside a Police Bus
Leo Finkel of Maidan International reports on a flashmob protest against re-naming the streets of Minsk into Soviet names, which took place inside a police bus.
Belarus: “My Revolution”
Maidan International has posted translation of the notes on the protest in Minsk written by Yevgenia Kudyanova, a 21-year-old blogger activist: My Revolution.
Russia: Stories From a St. Petersburg Hospital
LJ user aneta-spb, a St. Petersburg journalist of Belarusian descent, is busy taking care of her 21-year-old son now, who is in the hospital with a broken spine. Below is...
Belarus: Putin-Lukashenko Meeting
TOL's Belarus Blog reports on the absurdity of a recent meeting between presidents Putin and Lukashenko: “Putin advised Lukashenka, for example, to initiate broad dialogue and cooperation with all the...
Belarus: Wikipedia Edit Wars
br23 blog writes about edit wars constantly taking place at Wikipedia's Belarusian history pages: “This continuing butchering of the articles about Belarus by Russians on English Wikipedia also ruined my...
