Yesterday, a number of independent media offices all over Belarus were simultaneously raided by KGB cadres. Below is the full article as it appeared on charter97.org. A little bit later, Janka will post his comments and we will take it from there.
Apartment of journalists of foreign media are searched today all over Belarus. Militia ad [...]

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, [...]

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…

Good day everyone. A lot of things happened last week and we start off with the Freedom Day that took place in Minsk, Belarus on March 25th. Our new blogger Janka has some comments regarding those events, so feel free to visit his blog. P.s. Please excuse his somewhat rough language style

In the previuos post I wrote about “Chyrvonym pa Belamu” music group. Now I also would like to mention another of my favorites: J-Mors. I was introduced to J-Mors couple years ago and since that time I became a huge fan of this rock band from Belarus. There is something different about these guys: lirics, [...]

Chyrvonym Pa Belamu is a popular Belarussian Rap band from Minsk, Belarus. Although I was skeptical at first, I changed my mind the moment I heard them performing…No other words are necessary here: simply Unbreakable.

Here we go again folks. Couple years ago we reported and made a photo-video clip from New York where Belarussians organized a demostration in honor of BNR anniversary. So this year, is not different. A meeting dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Belarusian National Republic (Charter 25 March 1918) will take place near the [...]

So, you want to graduate from a college in Uzbekistan? First, pass “Karimov Studies” class!
Academic freedom issues
The government limited academic freedom. Authorities often required department head approval for university lectures or lecture notes. Although authorities implemented the requirement inconsistently, university professors generally practiced self-censorship. Numerous university students reported that universities taught mandatory courses on “Karimov [...]

Academic freedom issues
There were no reported government restrictions on academic freedom and cultural events.I find it hard to believe that there are no restrictions. Considering that Tajikistan is an isolated country without any international monitor groups or truly independent media it would be safe to assume that if there are any incidents they simply won’t [...]

Here is an interesting twist, apparently, former President Niyazov’s poetry works are still necessary to learn in order to graduate in Turkmenistan. I am suprised that President Lukashenko didn’t follow the trend…yet.
Academic freedom issues
No master’s degrees or doctorates have been granted in the country since 1998. Government permission was required to study abroad and receive [...]