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"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

This article is part of a collaboration between The Perspective Webzine and Lossi 36. The Perspective Webzine is a student based web magazine created and led by Lund University’s [...]