foxantoine:

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN BELARUS 🇧🇾

Belarus is a small post-soviet country in eastern europe, closely ro Russia. It doesn’t have a lot of resources as oil or gas. Belarus’ population, of the whole country, is about 9 million people. It is nowhere near Russia, USA or China in terms of global influence and power, BUT!!! It does not mean that a lot of injustice is not happening here. Right now. Today.

I know tumblr is not the best place for a political discourse. This app/site is very-very USA-centric and let’s be honest “western” world, especially on the other side of the Atlantic ocean, rarely really knows what’s happening in eastern europe nor does it care.

Belarus has the same president for the last 25 years and Alexander Lukashenko won again, over 80% of votes, BUT!! the this year’s election was rigged. As always. As not only in Belarus, but also in Russia. And people didnt agree with it at all and the protests all over the country were started. There was no violence from the protesters. There were no pogroms, no property damage, no fights to provoke the police. But the police attacks the protesters, they use tear gas and explosives to disorient people. Several people were injured. They buils brricades to protect themselves from the police brutality.

I don’t know what to say, but please, don’t be indifferent!! Share the information, spread the word!! I know that for a lot of people on the other side of the Atlantics and and western europe people who live in Russia and other post-soviet countries seem like savages who thrive under totalitarism and choose to be ignorant and undemocraric, but it is not true!! PEOPLE IN BELARUS ARE EXPRESSING THEIR RIGHTS AND OPINIONS AND DEMAND ANSWERS AND CLEAR DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS NOW! #ЖывеБеларусь 🇧🇾