by Islander on May 2, 2008
US Charge d’Affaires Jonathan Moore said to the Charter’97 press center that there’s no formal decision on shutting the embassy in Minsk. According to the diplomat, Washington is continuing to consider the situation about the American diplomats in Belarus. The Associated Press reported 1 May the US Department of State had ordered Belarus to close [...]
by Islander on April 2, 2008
An interesting comments made by Andrei Sannikov,a member of the organising committee of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, appeared on the web(Charter97.org). And I think they are worth of your time as he goes over some important issues facing Belarus and its political direction. “Alyaksandr Lukashenka is consciously set to break relations with the US, [...]
by Islander on April 2, 2008
Not long ago we wrote about a documentary movie ‘Lessons of Belarusian Language”. Back then, it was unavailable to viewers; however, thanks to comments from our readers we are happy to write that this movie is available on line! below is a recap of a blog and the movie itself. Radio Svaboda reports that First [...]
by Islander on March 28, 2008
Couple years ago we publish two photo/video clips dedicated to Belarusian opposition movement. By no stretch of imagination we pretended to be big time movie directors, however, it was our take on the situation. However, judging by the comments, our modest video attempt was well received and many expressed interest to learn more about Belarus, [...]
by Islander on March 28, 2008
Some things never change and these videos fully demonstrate it. Every single protest or opposition rally in Minsk ends up with news about police brutality. And this year is no different…