Voices from Belarus

In shopping centers, metro stations and libraries, flash mobs are popping up singing Belarusion battle songs. Dancers perform a ballet in white and red and all over the city the Free Choir gives illegal concerts. In courtyards, poems are recited and songs are sung. The creativity of the activists is endless.

According to the UN rights chief, the human rights situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate, particularly with respect to peaceful assembly. She urges the government to put an end to ongoing violations and “take steps towards a genuine, respectful and inclusive national dialogue”.

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Belarus has been run by Alexander Lukashenko since establishment of the office 26 years ago and has been referred to by media outlets as 'Europe's last dictator'. In the presidential elections of August this year, the main opposing candidate was Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Rallies in support of her and in opposition to Lukashenko have been the largest in the history of post-Soviet Belarus. The outcome of the election in his favor was disputed and mass demonstrations and violent state crackdowns followed.