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Belarus: The Blast, the Arrests, and Bloggers’ Solidarity

posted by Veronica Khokhlova on Jul 15, 2008
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A week ago, a homemade bomb packed with bolts and screws tore through a crowd of thousands of people who had gathered for the Independence Day all-night concert near the World War II monument in central Minsk. The blast occurred around 12:30 a.m on July 4; some 54 people were wounded; Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko happened to be nearby when the bomb went off, but was not hurt.

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Belarus: Give Lukashenko his LuNet!

posted by Sami Ben Gharbia on Oct 01, 2007

When the Belarusian activist Dzianis Dzianisau was detained for nearly two months on charges of “taking part in manifestations which disturb public order”, the Belarusian blogsphere successfully organized an online (and offline) campaign to raise the bail (15.500.000 Belarusian roubles or $7,300) and got the young political prisoner out of jail. According to Belarusian blogger [...]

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Belarus to increase its control of the Internet

posted by Sami Ben Gharbia on Aug 08, 2007

President Alexandre Lukashenko is planning to increase the control of the Internet. “If we read what is posted there, we will see that it serves as a platform not only for the opposition, but for voices and nations that are hostile to us,” Lukashenko said, urging his government to “put an end to the anarchy [...]

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