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In 2020, the world learned both of the crimes of Lukashenka’s regime and of the resistance against it. For a short while, the stories of protests – praising the peaceful attitude of [...]

The crisis on the EU's eastern border has undermined Poland's human rights record and is a missed opportunity to show the full potential of inter-EU cooperation, writes Agnieszka Widlaszewska.

Nicholas Morgan on the hypocritical handling of refugees by the Polish government.

"While they do hurt the Belarusian economy, half-hearted Western sanctions will not topple Lukashenko’s regime." By Chris Coljin.

Agnieszka Widlaszewska takes a closer look at the two longest-serving presidents in Europe and that their relationship can tell us about the future for their respective countries.

Whilst the world watches the Capitol with relief, the battle to assert democracy in Belarus wages on. Efforts to depose ‘Europe’s last dictator’ Alexander Lukashenko began last May, and are now [...]

Key figures of the Belarussian opposition have so far been successful in coordinating, encouraging and invigorating protest from abroad. By using mass media, namely Telegram, Facebook and [...]

Agnieszka Widlaszewska ponders over why the Russian government has remained relatively silent with regards to the ongoing protests in Belarus.

This is a translation of the article “‘Queera personer har deltagit i protesterna från start’ – HBTQ+ kamp i kaotiskt Belarus,” originally published in Swedish by the anarchist magazine Brand.  [...]

Pavel Hanchuk on how the COVID-19 pandemic affect Belarusian politics and the upcoming presidential election