There is a danger that the Belarusian topic will finally go off the radar since the West has its own current news: elections in the USA, the coronavirus, local protests in Poland, and others. Plus, foreign journalists from Belarus were expelled and deprived of their accreditations. Who will write from the scene? Appeals for help from Belarus. You too can do something that easy! There is a danger that the
Belarus, 31 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The German section of the ISHR reminds the famous words of Mikhail Gorbachev and says to the President of Belarus: “Mr. Lukashenko, you are clearly late!” THE SOVIET UNION, THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL AND THE BELARUSIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT… Belarus, 31 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The German section of the ISHR reminds the famous words
On the occasion of a congress held in the former Cottbus prison under the motto “Forced labour in political GDR custody”, the former political prisoners from the GDR who were present decided on the following appeal to the belarusian government. APPEAL OF SOLIDARITY We, the former political prisoners of the GDR, appeal to the government of Republic of Belarus to release immediately all political prisoners in Belarus and to allow
The Great Patriotic War veteran shares his intelligence on the Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk and much more Interview with World War II veteran Pyotr Kolpakov Kolpakov Pyotr Fedorovich (born in 1923) is a native of the Kamyshinsky district of the Volgograd region, veteran of the Great Patriotic War. He is a starshina (~sergeant major). During the Battle of Stalingrad, he was seriously wounded, but after being treated in the hospital, returned
The Great Patriotic War veteran, partisan shares his thoughts to the matter in accordance with the 75th anniversary of the Victory over Fascism in an op-ed Interview with World War II veteran Alexandr Grigoryev Alexander Filippovich Grigoryev (born in 1928) is a native of Smolensk Oblast, a region 400 km west of Moscow, and a Great Patriotic War veteran. The war began for him on July 23, 1941, when the fascists on motorbikes
Does Belarus downplay the global coronavirus pandemic? (©Guus Krol) Belarusians began to feel the consequences of the global coronavirus pandemic around the beginning of the second decade of March 2020. The authorities were forced to restrict the entry and departure rules in response to similar measures taken by neighboring states (Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and others) to limit the movement of people. These affected both the crossing of the state border
Summer 2019, hot topics in the project work of the German section in the 6 countries of the Eastern Partnership and Russia
About the collective responsibility of state, media, civil society and user against disinformation From a speech at the round-table meeting “Disinformation in the media. Ways to overcome it” (“Disinformation in the media. Ways to overcome it”, Minsk, October 17, 2019) In the situation of the increased volume of fake news in both traditional and new media, an increase in cases of manipulation of the consciousness of information consumers, it is
Cybercrime and the rules of a personal response Image credit to Cerillion Skyline From a report at the seminar “Media, opinion formation, human rights” (Brest, September 28, 2019) The international experts on cybersecurity of Cybersecurity Ventures estimated that in 2019 cyber attacks occur every 14 seconds in the world. Increasing in number of cases of fraud using social engineering techniques is also expected to be totaled in the
The Institute of International Relations (IFA) offers participation in the special program “Cross-Cultural Fellowships” Strengthening civil society CCP Fellowships enables professionals and committed volunteers to work in an intercultural environment for two to three months and to gather new skills. All information about the application process and requirements can be found here. Apply now! Whom is the programme designed for? Fellowships are principally awarded to people working in one of