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The Lukiškės prison building was built in 1904 and closed its doors in 2019 An historic prison located in the centre of the Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, could be turned into a major museum under plans put forward by the Lithuanian government. The Lukiškės prison building was built in 1904, when Lithuania was ruled by the Russian tsars, and closed its doors in 2019. The historic site recently doubled up as a film set for the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. “Turto bankas, an institution managing real estate [owned by the state], is inviting private sector enterprises ...

Did Alexander Lukashenko misuse EU funds in Belarus? A video released by the opposition in Belarus accuses President Alexander Lukashenko of misusing EU funds. The European Union has long financially supported a variety of projects in the former Soviet republic. President Lukashenko has been accused of using EU funds for himself On Monday, the Belarusian opposition Telegram channel Nexta shared a video accusing authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko of having misappropriated EU funds. The clip was also uploaded to YouTube, where it had been viewed nearly 5 million times through Saturda...

Women of Power: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was a political unknown just one year ago. Today, she has become the leader of the biggest protest movement in Belarus since the country gained independence. The wave of action she led has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament, and she has now been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as well. "I can do everything. I can do it. I already proved it to the whole world. I'm not afraid. You think I can't take a leadership position? " she said in a DW interview ahead...

For months now, women have been out on the streets in Minsk, demanding democracy. Now, an exhibition in Lithuania called "The Future of Belarus, Fueled by Women" is showcasing photographs of the protests.

Outdoor exhibition in Vilnius celebrates women bravery in Belarus 1 MO Museum exhibition in Vilnius, The Future of Belarus Fueled by Women / MO Museum A museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, has launched an exhibition featuring the work of five female Belarusian photojournalists covering the protests against the Belarusian dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. Meanwhile, in Belarus itself, culture is being “suffocated”, says a new Amnesty report. An exhibition highlighting the brutal repression carried out by the Belarusian authorities against the country’s opposition, and the bravery of the many wom...