Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Solidarity Day in Minsk

The Solidarity Day, has already become a tradition for the Belarusian opposition. It is held on the 16th of every month. The 16th represents September 16, 1999, when opposition leader Viktar Hanchar and former businessman Anatol Krasouski "disappeared" in Minsk. This February, more than 70 people gathered on the October Square in the center of Minsk. There have been some scuffles, several people were hurt, but no arrests took place.




Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Parliamentary campaign

If you want to see how the parliamentary campaign is done in Belarus, check out this video. It shows one day of campaign by Volha Kazulina and her team. Volha Kazulina is daughter of Aliaksandar Kazulin, ex-political prisoner, who challenged Lukashenka during Praliamentary elections in 2006. His daughter Volha attempted to run for parliament in 2008.



Similar to other oppositional candidates, Volha Kazulina "lost" the elections.