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Filmmaker, border-crosser Made a few movies you might've seen Journalism isn't a crime Free political prisoners #FreeBelarus #StandWithUkraine #BlackLivesMatter
Aug 9, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
🧵Exactly 3 years ago today, on Aug 9, 2020, the regime of Alexander Lukashenko once again silenced the voice of the Belarusian people,but this time the rigged count was so ridiculously high that hundreds of thousands rose up in protest all across the country… #StandWithBelarus Image For the last 3 years, every single person who has taken part in these protests & further resistance has been hunted down by “law” enforcement & fed into the insatiable maw of the repression machine - detention centers, to prisons, penal colonies & sometimes psychiatric units... Image
Mar 25, 2023 40 tweets 6 min read
🧵THE DEVIL'S MATH: Give or take a few days while traveling/switching time zones, today marks 365 days since I started posting 1 photo per day of Belarusian political prisoners, along with a bit of background & suggestions of how to help. A few thoughts below... #FreeBelarus Image When I began last year, there were 1,033 people identified as political prisoners by the human rights group @viasna96 . Today, 1 year later, there are 1,466 – which means that this will turn out to be a project that lasts close to 4 years. #standwithbelarus
Mar 17, 2022 16 tweets 7 min read
1/ #Belarus THREAD - I just want to put it all in one place, in English: Some people are confused when we say #StandWithBelarus in the same sentence as #StandWithUkraine. Isn’t Belarus being used by Russia as a launching pad to invade Ukraine? Please read on for explanation... Image 2/ Belarus has been under the thumb of dictator AlexanderLukasahenko for 27+ years. MostBelarusians do not support either him or Russia’s insane invasion of Ukraine but even the slightest form of dissent gets protesters imprisoned, severely beaten, tortured & heavily fined. Image