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Belarus regime turns on artists and journalists
Protests are more muted these days in Belarus. But despite increasing repression, cultural figures continue to express opposition on World Press Freedom Day.
Last August, Belarusians took to the streets across the nation to protest 26 years of autocratic rule. They claimed that President Alexander Lukashenko had again rigged the vote to claim an overwhelming victory in the latest presidential election.
Under the red and white flag of the uprising, hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded free and fair elections, and for strongman Lukashenko to step down in the face of arrests, torture and intimidation.
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The activist has made a significant contribution to Belarusian culture and the promotion of fundamental values.
The open letter to the European Film Academy has been signed by more than fifty organizations and film festivals. The signatories urge to release
Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorskaya and other human rights activists immediately, Radio Svaboda reports.
They note that Hatsura-Yavorskaya has made a significant contribution to the Belarusian culture and promotion of fundamental values.
The Watch Docs Belarus festival, which she organized, is a member of the global family of human rights film festivals - international human rights film association.
Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorskaya, founder of the Zveno public association and one of the organizers of the Machine Breathes, but I Do Not exhibition, was detained on April 6.