#belarus protests

[goldenstarprincesses]

One thing I never will understand about canon Hetalia is why 99% of the nations are written in a way that clearly is showing that they are not personifications of their government. But that they represent their people/an idea

Yet Belarus is pretty much just a copy paste of the Russian puppet government

#hws belarus #like America has been shown to be kept out of the loop when it comes to the federal governments actions and how hes on the outside #of elections talking about “who should I pick 😜” #idk I would love to know Hima came up with that #not a huge fan of it #like i can SEE the protests and people fighting for their fuckin lives #aph belarus #hetalia #hetalia axis powers

[marysmirages]

Long live Belarus (Pahonia) (August 2020)

For my Motherland, for its people: for those who suffered during the clashes with the military in the squares of my country, for civilians captured on the streets in 2020 - 2022. #ЖывеБеларусь *The Pahonia / Паго́ня is the historical coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was also the official emblem of the Belorusian Democratic Republic in 1918 and of the Republic of Belarus from 1991 to 1995. Currently banned opposition symbols in the country.

#Жыве Беларусь #belarus #longlifebelarus #pahonia #protests #rider #knight #symbolic #art #marysmirages #painting #drawing #illustration #protestsinbelarus

[almaville]

Toy protest in belarus, 2012

"Free the people" "Where is the freedom of the press?" “Toys against lawlessness."

10 days in jail

#photography #design #visual archive #history #art #belarus #politics #minsk #protest #human rights

[uupiic]

I... wow...

#Uupiic listens to music #this song was literally written in a prison colony #(yes. quite ironic given the band's name) #the authors were imprisoned for 2 years for partaking in the peaceful protests in Belarus

[warcrimesimulator]

#lmaooo #getting flashbacks to the Hong Kong and Belarus protests and the absolutely rancid takes I saw on here

[balaclava-man]

#balaclava #ski mask #police #belarus #protest

[unhonestlymirror]

I need more Deadpool movies. Or something like it. Without jokes about "mother russia" tho (although that one was fitting into situation)

#I am 99% sure I would vomit if I watched it before 2023 #now it feels like such a light-hearted healing cinema #I'm still pissed off Colosus isn't belarus because damn. he would take off his shoes before standing on a bench during protests

[niveditaabaidya]

Greta Thunberg Forcibly Removed From Climate Protest After Fine #greta ...

#youtube #Greta Thunberg Forcibly Removed From Climate Protest After Fine. greta sweden eu europe nato poland belarus Climate activist Greta Thunberg

[sivaagressiva]

— Я беларус. В моей стране более 1,5 тысяч политических законченных, ещё в трое больше людей несправедливо осужденных и осужденных по политическим мотивам, кого ещё не признали политзаключёнными. Большинство из них сидит в тюрьме, так как самозванцы захватившие власть используют запрещённые механизмы для того, чтобы найти, задержать (или выкрасть) и несправедливо осудить (репрессировать). Такие суды часто длятся не более 3 минут, причём людям не дают возможности защитить себя и свои права с помощью адвокатских услуг и/или задерживают и судят адвокатов. Я считаю недопустимым использование систем обнаружения лиц в личных целях власть имущих. Это должно быть уголовно наказуемым преступлением. Права человека должны учитывать цифровую жизнь и её безопастность, а международное право должно обращать внимание на такие случаи. Я считаю об этом должны знать все и иметь возможность регулировать такие механизмы должна принадлежать только гражданам и избираемым ими институтам, а не военным или политикам по их воле. Массовое инструментализирование распознавания лиц для репрессий мирного населения порождает лишь страх, который парализует. Это недопустимо и бесчеловечно, так как протест это конституционное право общества на выражение и коммуникацию с органами власти. Я не выступаю противником технологий и/или прогресса, не являюсь членом какого-либо движения, которое выступает против технологий и/или прогресса. Я выражаю гражданскую позицию относительно того, что я расцениваю как нарушение и ограничение прав человека. Я выступаю против монополии на власть и контроля над социальной и культурной жизнью. Никто из нас не соглашался и не должен соглашаться на то, чтобы данные нашей приватной или публичной жизни использовались против нас самих, когда мы не посягаем на права и свободы других людей. #digital #digitalart #poster #activism #contemporaryart #symbol #sign #illustration #textbased #Berlindesign #Berlinart #Berlinartist #Belarus #ЖывеБеларусь #protest #humanrights (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClELg22oIrw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#digital #digitalart #poster #activism #contemporaryart #symbol #sign #illustration #textbased #berlindesign #berlinart #berlinartist #belarus #жывебеларусь #protest #humanrights

[perpetualpixelnews]

#mexico #SouthKorea #USA #Japan #Russia #Ukraine #drones #Lebanon #Israel #Putin #Zelensky #Kyiv #Belarus #Lukashenko #NorthKorea #London #protesters #NATO #newsheadlines #breakingnews #newstoday #Worldnews #currentnews #newsclips #PerpetualPixelNews #Internationalnews #newsalert #news #topnews #headlines

[politikwatch]

Undercover in #Belarus

#Protest, #Propaganda und #Putins Einfluss

#Belarus #propaganda #protest #Putin

[meeedeee]

Elaine Scattermoon (@scattermoon) tweeted at 2:12 PM on Sat, Elaine Scattermoon (@scattermoon) tweeted at 2:12 PM on Sat, May 13, 2023:

So, I need to explain Croatia.

The band, Let 3, are a famous Croatian left-wing punk group who have mocked the country's nationalism, supported Prides, and once got arrested for performing naked even though the band protested that they weren't cos they had corks in their butts.

Their song is a *direct* and *very* savage takedown of Putin and his wargames, mocking how he was gifted a tractor by his dictator pet, Belarus' Lukashenko."

https://t.co/aNKETv9K1A

(https://twitter.com/scattermoon/status/1657493986070740995?t=W9Rq-rzoyH5tK3Ni58e41A&s=03

#eurovision #Croatia

[gaymer-hag-stan]

Absolutely!

Back in 2022 the EBU was originally gonna allow Russia to participate on the basis that the Eurovision "Is not a political contest" even though it very much is.

Ukraine initially protested this but they, still, didn't budge.

Only after Finland, Estonia and Iceland threatened to withdraw (I think it was these three) and only then did the EBU decide to suspend Russia on the basis that their broadcaster was spreading misinformation and propaganda regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The official statement given was not that they had an issue with one of the contestants actively invading another, rather that they weren't being honest about it.

It's worth noting that each country has to pay a participation fee based on their population. In other words, a country like Poland is not paying the same amount of money as a country like San Marino. You can therefore see why the EBU did not want to lose Russia. If one country with large population leaves that means the participation cost for the remaining ones will rise. In fact, Russia's expulsion has inadvertently caused Bulgaria's, North Macedonia's and Montenegro's withdrawal as they could no longer afford the participation fee. This year, Romania, a country with a large population but facing financial difficulties is possibly also withdrawing. Their participation is still up in the air, well after the period to announce their participation has ended, and Australia also took quite a well to finalize negotiations for their participation.

Just like they did with Russia, the EBU has already announced that they do not intend to ban Israel and unless no other countries complain about it and threaten to withdraw, like Estonia, Finland and Iceland did before for Russia, they're gonna keep Israel around.

I'm not here to discuss who should be allowed in and who not, because if we start with Israel then we should also take Azerbaijan, Serbia and every single northwestern European country that retains colonies around the world out too, but my point is, if the EBU's official reasoning for expelling Belarus was that they were trying to send a propaganda song and for Russia was that their broadcaster was spreading propaganda, I don't see how Israel's broadcaster isn't doing the exact same thing about the ongoing situation in Palestine.

#Eurovision #Eurovision Song Contest #ESC #Eurovision 2024 #Eurovision Song Contest 2024 #ESC 2024 #Ιsrael #Ρalestine #La Zarra #France #RUSSΙA #UΚRAINE

[countriesgame]

Please reblog for a bigger sample size!

If you have any fun fact about Belarus, please tell us and I'll reblog it!

Edit: “White Russia” is actually a mistranslation. The name comes from “White Rus’” from Kyivan Rus, which predates Russia. I apologize for the misinformation.

#belarus #Беларусь #europe #country polls #polls

[mariacallous]

During the first months of the Russian invasion, in one of the frontline villages in the southern Kherson region, I met several firefighters – ordinary Ukrainian men in their 40s or 50s. Their prewar tasks involved putting out fires in the local wood or occasionally buildings.

Since the Russian invasion, they save houses burning from missiles and retrieve their dead neighbours. One of the men began to cry during our conversation. He left embarrassed, but shortly returned. I comforted the firefighters, explaining that even governors and mayors sometimes sob during interviews.

In the following months, I travelled from one frontline town to another. I met doctors, policemen, railway and communal workers, journalists, electricians, civil servants, government officials whose relatives are fighting and dying in the army. They escaped or are still living under Russian occupation, their houses and apartments destroyed. They acknowledged that they were emotional, often angry, horrified, but driven by a sense of duty. In the end this would help them move forward, and even be proud of what they did.

Russia invaded Donbas and Crimea in Ukraine in 2014; the country already knew what the war was. But since 5am on 24 February last year, all citizens have learned how to survive when a foreign army uses its might to destroy the peace. They have discovered how to act during an air-raid warning; how to live and work through blackouts; that they should not walk at night because of curfews. They have learned to forget about planes, as airports are closed, and how to be separated from family. People have adapted to many things, and also learned how to deal with emotions: that tears are nothing to be ashamed of. The initial shock and sadness have transformed into a bigger confidence and determination.

As for today – besides hope in victory, national pride, solidarity and compassion, which you see on the surface – one of the prevailing feelings among Ukrainians is guilt that we are not doing enough. In non-frontline towns and in Kyiv, life has returned to a kind of normal. We are preoccupied with thoughts of those who live under constant shelling or occupation. Those who are not in the army think of those who must fight daily; soldiers who survive think of the fallen. Those who left the country feel guilty about those who stayed.

I recently visited a standup comedy performance in a suburb of Kyiv. Self-depreciation is back following months when society was unable to joke about the war. One of the most popular gags is from a comedian comparing his efforts to those of soldiers and veterans. After Ukraine’s victory, he jokes, he would tell his children he spent the war sitting in an Odesa basement, tweeting that Nato should help by “closing the sky”.

Thousands of crimes have been committed by Russian soldiers on Ukrainian soil. The Ukrainian general prosecutor’s office says it has registered at least 71 000 violations of the customs of war. Since then it has become harder to talk to Russian colleagues. By colleagues I mean not propagandists, but just journalists who oppose the Russian invasion and Putin’s regime.

I still communicate with them, but many exchanges end with excuses about why Russian society can do nothing. They think that those who are against the war have nothing to do with the actions of their state. I do believe guilt is not collective, but shared responsibility exists.

Before Russia’s invasion I reported on totalitarian countries: Iran, Syria, China, Belarus. I understand how dangerous it is to protest in a state that is ready to kill its own citizens. The Ukrainians fought against this in revolutions in 2004 and 2014. In the end we built a government that defends its citizens.

It feels paradoxical that Ukrainians, who defend their homeland and are under attack, feel guilty for not doing more. Meanwhile, Russians who are opposed to war are uncomfortable speaking about personal responsibility, stressing that nothing depends on them. This can be explained not by a lack of empathy or bitterness, but by disempowerment and the detachment of Russian citizens. This is something the Kremlin wants from Russian society. Russians who oppose the war must transform their lack of empowerment into action, and find their strength.

Ukrainians have defended their country for 365 days without a break. They have saved many lives from Russian troops. Our task now is to transform a sense of guilt into a sense of duty. We need to preserve our strength.

[balaclava-man]

#balaclava #ski mask #belarus #protest