• Spotlight: Belarus and Ukraine

  • By: Belarus FM
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Spotlight: Belarus and Ukraine

By: Belarus FM
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  • Tragic events unfold in the heart of Europe. In 2020, an epidemic and elections in Belarus resulted in numerous casualties. In 2021, the fight with lukashenko’s regime continued, leading to more repressions against Belarusians. In 2022, russia’s war in Ukraine escalated. Our podcast sheds light on what goes unnoticed in the spotlight of mainstream news. Created for the human rights NGO “Our House” it is powered by technical support from Belarus FM. If you have an amazing idea for a podcast but don't know where to start, don't hesitate to drop us an email, we're here to help: help@belarus.fm
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Episodes
  • ⚡️Belarusians soldiers commit suicide in the army. Through cadet school into protests: Denis’s story

    ⚡️Belarusians soldiers commit suicide in the army. Through cadet school into protests: Denis’s story
    Sep 29 2022
    The conscription into the army is conducted twice a year: in spring and in autumn. Every year about 10 thousand young men are called up to compulsory military service in Belarus. Almost every year we get news about suicides, suicide attempts and extra-judicial executions in the Belarusian army. In August 2020, he took an active part in protests against falsified presidential elections in Belarus. On 10 August he was wounded by a rubber bullet in Pushkin Square in Minsk – he has had a scar on his side ever since. However, he then managed to evade the Belarusian security forces. Through cadet school into protests: Denis’s story. You'll find these and other news and stories from the week in our new episode.
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    38 mins
  • 🔥Steal the Army from lukashenka: how Belarusians can help Ukraine. Corruption in body bags purchase for soldiers

    🔥Steal the Army from lukashenka: how Belarusians can help Ukraine. Corruption in body bags purchase for soldiers
    Sep 8 2022
    Our aim is to steal the army from lukashenka and to block his every attempt to send the Belarusian army to help putin in Ukraine. The campaign “NO Means NO!” is telling the old dictator that the Belarusians will do everything to make lukashenka go to the war and fight alone, if he wants that so much! The more so, as he learned how to touch an assault rifle without any ammunition in August, 2020. Ministry of Defense of Belarus wants to purchase body bags for Belarusian dead soldiers at the price 10 times exceeding their real cost. The cynicism of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense, trying to make profit even from body bags for the corpses of Belarusian soldiers, is astonishing. And more another updates that you can find in this episode.
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    22 mins
  • ⚡️Visa denials to refugees from the war. Disgraced Gazmanov and Vaenga are in Minsk. Literature banned in Belarus

    ⚡️Visa denials to refugees from the war. Disgraced Gazmanov and Vaenga are in Minsk. Literature banned in Belarus
    Jun 24 2022
    The only option to avoid becoming a weapon in the hands of the regime is to leave Belarus. Our common task is to make sure that young guys and men of conscription age know and understand that they will be supported if they take that decision and will be helped to adapt in a foreign country and to solve all current problems they encounter. And more another updates that you can find in this episode.
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    25 mins
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