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@HannaLiubakova
Sep 6, 2020 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
#Belarus. This never happened before,not at this scale. Prominent figures were detained,many left,the authorities tried to scare and coerce,and yet dozens of thousands come out to the streets again and again. Their banners are demands: “Lukashenko to a police van” and “Tribunal”
Police are detaining people who gather in small groups or walk alone, they don't want to deal with the crowds of protesters. In some cases, protesters were able to rip off the officers’ masks - they chaotically tried to put it back. Might become a new tactic.
Someone asked me what is happening in the regions. This is Brest today.Another massive rally, but at least 30 people have been detained. In #Minsk,at least 97 people have been detained - the latest data from human rights defenders. Police are still blocking streets in the capital

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Sep 14
What do all these military drills in #Belaris and #Russia mean? Here's your backgrounder 🔽

#Zapad2025 is a large-scale joint military exercise happening Sept 12-16, 2025, the first big drills since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Image
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Unlike earlier Zapad exercises, there is a pronounced focus on nuclear escalation and offensive scenarios, including simulating an attack corridor through Poland and Lithuania - a clear shift from defensive posturing.
Belarusian dictator Lukashenka calls the drills de-escalatory but simultaneously announces the planning of the use of Russian nuclear assets and Oreshnik, showing his limited independence yet an attempt to calm the West.
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Sep 13
In #Belarus, opposition leader Mikalai Statkevich has disappeared. After being released with other political prisoners, he refused deportation. Witnesses say masked men removed him at the border. His fate is unknown. His freedom, and possibly his life, is at stake. Who is he? ⬇️ Image
At 69, he is not only a politician but one of the most prominent moral figures of the Belarusian democratic movement. A former army officer and military engineer, he has already spent nearly ten years of his life in prison for opposing Lukashenka's rule. Image
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Born in a family of teachers in the Slutsk district, Statkevich attended the Minsk Higher Military Engineering School and later served in the Soviet army. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, earned a candidate dissertation, and published over 60 scientific works. Image
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Sep 8
From September 12-16, #Belarus and #Russia are holding the Zapad-2025 joint strategic military exercise, touted officially as a defensive drill testing readiness of the Union State forces. But beneath the rhetoric is a deeper story about power, signaling, and regional tension. Image
Belarus is a key actor in Russia's war economy. Over 500 Belarusian enterprises feed into Russia's state defense order, including many "front" firms circumventing sanctions. Several civilian plants have been repurposed to support military production, financed largely by Moscow.
Militarily, these drills are more than routine. Belarusian defense minister Khrenin confirmed rehearsals of nuclear-use planning and the deployment of the "Oreshnik" system, with indications that Belarusian MLRS "Polonez" could be equipped with nuclear warheads.
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Aug 19
Sergei Lavrov claims #Russia must "protect Russian-speaking people" in #Ukraine. It sounds deceptively logical to those unfamiliar with the region. As someone whose first language is Russian, here’s the full truth: language does NOT define nationality or justify aggression.
Speaking Russian does not equate to being Russian. Language is a tool of communication and cultural choice - not a chain of ownership.

By the way, that's why today I speak Belarusian on a daily basis.
Lavrov tries to weaponize language, claiming all Russian speakers must belong to Russia. By that twisted logic, Spain could claim the whole Spanish-speaking world. This is not about protecting people - it’s about denying sovereignty and rewriting national identities by force.
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Aug 14
❗️To the attention of my colleagues in Germany:

One of #Belarus’s most notorious prison officers - accused by former inmates of sadism and torture - has quietly resettled in #Germany under the name Dimitri Schönwiese. Image
Dmitry “Rudolf” Shynvize ran the operations unit of Babruisk Penal Colony Nr 2 - a place housing at least 50 political prisoners. Victims say he relished cruelty, handing out arbitrary punishments and humiliations.
Ex-prisoners recall being strangled with scarves, mocked for being orphans, beaten for trivial “offences” like an undone button, or thrown into isolation cells on fabricated charges.
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May 14
On this day in 1995, #Belarus held a pivotal referendum that would shape the country’s future. Here’s what happened and why it still matters: 🧵 Image
On May 14, 1995, Belarusians voted in a four-question referendum alongside parliamentary elections. The issues:
1. Should Russian have equal status with Belarusian?
2. Should new national symbols be adopted?
3. Should Belarus pursue economic integration with Russia?
4. Should the president have the power to dissolve parliament for constitutional violations?Image
According to official results, all four proposals passed with over 75% support and a turnout of nearly 65%. This led to Russian becoming a state language, Soviet-style symbols replacing the historic white-red-white flag and Pahonia coat of arms, and deeper integration with #Russia.Image
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