,P>ASITES1 ,AN>*I/S1 & ,O!R ,REBELLI\S ,CREATURES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,A S]IES ( FI]CE PROTE/S BROKE \T ALL >\ND ,BEL>US 9 ,FEBRU>Y #b#a#g1 CONT9U+ ?R\<\T ,M>* & %AK+ ! F\NDATIONS ( ,LUKA%5KO'S DECADES-OLD RULE4 ,AN>*I/S W]E AT ! =EFRONT1 RADICALIZ+ BO? ! /REET CONFRONTATIONS & ! PROPOSALS ADVANC$ BY ! MOVEM5T2 AN>*I/ TACTICS SPREAD TO MANY O!R P>TICIPANTS1 :O JO9$ AN>*I/S 9 PU%+ BACK AGA9/ AGGRESSIVE POLICE REPRESSION4 ,WE 9T]VIEW$ ,BEL>USIAN AN>*I/S :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! MOVEM5T TO PREP>E ?IS FULL REPORT4 ,! ,BELORUSSIAN PRESID5T ,ALEX&] ,LUKA%5KO FIR/ CAME TO P[] 9 #a#i#i#d2 HE WON HIS FIF? M&ATE 9 ,FALL #b#a#e4 ,HE HAS BECOME NOTORI\S = VIOL5TLY SUPPRESS+ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & ANY K9D ( OPPOSITION4 ,! SMALL YET VIBRANT AN>*I/ & ANTIFASCI/ SC5E HAS 5DUR$ GRAVE REPRESSION = MANY YE>S1 ) MANY COMRADES S]V+ LONG PRISON S5T5CES4 ,! ,CRIM9ALIZATION ( ,POV]TY _/ ,! ,P>ASITES ,FIUS HAS EXP]I5C$ A DEEP RECESSION = MANY YE>S N[ DUE TO ITS /RONG ECONOMIC TIES TO ,RUSSIA2 CONSEQU5TLY1 ! GOV]NM5T HAS MADE SEV]E F9ANCIAL CUTS 9 ! WELF>E /ATE4 ,YET ?IS MO/ REC5T ATTEMPT TO CRIM9ALIZE & HUMILIATE ! MO/ VULN]ABLE P>TS ( ,BELORUSSIAN SOCIETY PU%$ PEOPLE OV] ! $GE4 ,9 #b#a#e1 ,LUKA%5KO 9TRODUC$ A NEW LAW /IPULAT+ ?AT EV]YONE :O HAS NOT HELD A JOB 9 ! LA/ SIX MON?S HAS TO PAY A SPECIAL TAX TO ! /ATE TO COV] ! CO/S ( PUBLIC HEAL? C>E & $UCATION4 ,! POORE/ P>TS ( ! POPULATION W]E DESCRIB$ AS 0SOCIAL P>ASITES02 ! ONLY WAY TO AVOID ! TAX WAS TO GO ?R\< HUMILIAT+ PROCESS ( EXPLA9+ !IR F9ANCIAL CIRCUM/ANCES TO A SPECIAL GOV]NM5T COMMISSION4 ,ACCORD+ TO SOME E/IMATES1 ! LAW AFFECT$ AB\T HALF A MILLION ( PEOPLE4 ,?OSE :O C\LD NOT AF=D TO PAY ! TAX C\LD BE S5T5C$ TO #ae DAYS ( =C$ LABOR4 ,! FIR/ M>* AGA9/ ! NEW LAW TOOK PLACE ON ,FEBRU>Y #ag 9 ! ,BEL>USIAN CAPITAL CITY1 ,M9SK4 ,?IS DEMON/RATION WAS =BIDD5 BY ! AU?ORITIES1 YET IT ATTRACT$ SOME #b ANGRY PEOPLE4 ,SOME OPPOSITION POLITICIANS P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! PROTE/ TRI$ TO CALM ! O!RS D[N1 BUT L\D AN>*I/S REMA9$ UNGOV]NABLE4 ,! /ATE RESPOND$ IMM$IATELY ) REPRESSION1 BUT ! CR[D %[$ CONSID]ABLE SOLID>ITY1 RESCU+ EV]YONE ?AT ! POLICE S\RE/4 ,DEMON/RATIONS SPREAD FROM ,M9SK TO ! CITIES ( ,GOMEL & ,BRE/2 !Y ALSO OCCURR$ 9 SMALL T[NS ?AT HAVE NOT SE5 PROTE/ ACTIVITY 9 DECADES1 LIKE ,OR%A1 ,BOBRUISK1 ,KOBR91 & ,LUN9EC4 ,DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ,LUKA%5KO PULL$ BACK & PROMIS$ TO SUSP5D ! LAW1 PROTE/S CONT9U$1 CALL+ = HIS RESIGNATION4 ,IT APPE>$ ?AT :AT PU%$ PEOPLE TO ! /REETS WAS1 ON ONE H&1 ! CRIM9ALIZATION ( POV]TY &1 ON ! O!R H&1 ! GRADUAL DE/RUCTION ( ! WELF>E /ATE4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K BR\US IS 9 AN ECONOMIC CRISIS RIIES >E 9 DECL9E1 FACTORIES >E CLOS+1 & A WAVE ( PRIVATIZATION IS PU%+ PEOPLE TO ! $GE4 ,TO MA9TA9 ITSELF1 ! /ATE HAS TO SQUEEZE EV5 MORE MONEY FROM ! PEOPLE--AP>T FROM TALKS AB\T SOCIAL P>ASITISM1 !RE IS AN ATTEMPT TO BLAME SOCIETY = ! CRISIS4 ,SO ! REC5T MOVES AWAY FROM A WELF>E /ATE HAVE ALI5AT$ A LOT ( PEOPLE :O W]E SUPPORTIVE OR AT LEA/ NOT OP5LY OPPOS$ TO ,LUKA%5KO TO CONCLUDE ?AT SOME?+ HAS TO *ANGE4 ,! PROTE/S W]E DEC5TRALIZ$2 9 MANY CASES1 QUITE SELF-ORGANIZ$4 ,:O W]E ! PEOPLE ON ! /REETS & H[ W]E !Y ORGANIZ+8 ,9 MANY CASES1 ! PROTE/S W]E /ILL CALL$ BY OPPOSITION ACTIVI/S4 ,H[EV]1 !Y MANAG$ TO MOBILIZE EV]YBODY :O IS DISSATISFI$ ) ! REGIME RIE US+ !IR POT5TIAL TO SPREAD NEWS AB\T ! EV5TS4 ,IT IS WOR? M5TION+ ?AT NORMALLY1 PROTE/S >E CONC5TRAT$ 9 ! CAPITAL CITY ( ,M9SK1 BUT ?IS TIME1 MO/ ( ! PROTE/S TOOK PLACE \TSIDE ( ! CAPITAL4 ,PEOPLE FACE WORSE CONDITIONS \TSIDE ( ! BIGG] CITIES1 & ?IS MIRATIVE ( ! UPRIS+1 TO C5TRALIZE IT1 TO CONTROL & NEUTRALIZE DISS5T & ! MULTIPLICITY ( VOICES )9 ! PROTE/S8 ,EA* OPPOSITION P>TY & GR\P IS TRY+ TO CLAIM ! PROTE/4 ,Y\ CAN SEE ?AT DIFF]5T OPPOSITIONAL PLAT=MS >E DEPICT+ ! PROTE/S 9 DIFF]5T WAY2 !Y ALREADY /RUGGL+ ) EA* O!R = ! 9FLU5CE4 ,UNLIKE ! FIR/ SOCIAL DEM&S1 !Y >E TRY+ TO PU% IDEAS ( FAIR ELECTIONS & RE=MS4 ,I ?9K A LOT ( PEOPLE >E SKEPTICAL ( ! OPPOSITION P>TIES--!Y HAVE COMPROMIS$ !MSELVES MANY TIMES4 ,ALREADY 9 ! PROTE/1 !Y HAD A SPLIT & MOBILIZ$ ONLY = !IR [N ACTIONS1 IGNOR+ ! ACTIONS ( !IR OPPON5TS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !RE WAS A *ANCE ?AT DIFF]5T OPPOSITION GR\PS W\LD TRY TO TAKE OV] ! PROTE/ 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! C\NTRY1 S9CE DIFF]5T P>TIES HAVE 9FLU5CE 9 DIFF]5T CITIES4 ,9 ! 5D1 H[EV]1 ?IS DIDN'T HAPP54 ,W]E NATIONALI/S P>T ( ?IS MOVEM5T8 ,LIB]AL-NATIONALISM IS A REALLY IMPORTANT IDEOLOGY AMONG ! ,BELORUSSIAN OPPOSITION1 SO Y\ C\LD SEE SOME NATIONALI/ FLAGS & SYMBOLS 9 ! PROTE/S4 ,BUT SO F>1 ! SOCIO-POLITICAL P>T ( ! PROTE/ DIDN'T GIVE SO MU* SPACE TO NATIONALI/ AG5DA4 ,PEOPLE =C$ ! REGIME TO RESC9D ! LAW ?AT PROVOK$ ! PROTE/S4 ,!N !Y TURN$ AGA9/ ! REGIME ITSELF4 ,BUT DID !Y GO FUR!R ?AN ASK+ = DIFF]5T POLITICIANS8 ,! FIR/ DEM& WAS TO /OP ! 0P>ASITE LAW10 & !N1 FUR!R1 TO GET RID ( ,LUKA%5KO4 ,DID PEOPLE HAVE ANY IDEA :O OR :AT !Y WANT$ TO REPLACE HIM )8 ,I D\BT IT4 ,?IS IS NOT :AT Y\ >E ?9K+ AB\T :5 Y\ >E /&+ TOGE!R AGA9/ A DICTATOR4 ,= ! REVOLT TO EMBRACE ! IDEA ( AUTONOMY & O!R AN>*I/ VALUES--?IS IS REALLY F> AWAY FROM \R SOCIETY RIUS IS YET ANO!R 9 A LONG L9E ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPEAN PROTE/S OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S4 ,H[ DO Y\ UND]/& ! ,BEL>US UPRIS+ 9 ! CONTEXT ( HO/ILITY BETWE5 ,EA/ & ,WE/8 ,! DEMON/RATIONS >\ND ! C\NTRY DIDN'T LEAD TO ANY FUR!R ACTIVITY4 ,WE HOPE ?AT AFT] REPRESSION1 ! WAVE WON'T SUBSIDE1 & P]HAPS 9 ?AT S5SE1 ?+S WILL GET ROLL+4 ,= N[1 IT IS A LONG %OT EV5 TO SAY ?AT ,BEL>US IS CLOSE TO SOME K9D ( B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION4 ,H[EV]1 IF ! PEOPLE W9 & ,LUKA%5KO /EPS D[N1 !N OPPOSITION WILL MOVE = SURE T[>DS ! ,WE/ & AWAY FROM ,RUSSIAN 9FLU5CE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ?IS C\LD TRIGG] ! ,UKRA9IAN SC5>IO 9 :I* ,RUSSIA 9T]V5ES TO KEEP ?IS T]RITORY--ANNEX+ IT OR E/ABLI%+ A PUPPET REGIME4 ,! FALL ( ! REGIME DEF9ITELY WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO ! /ABILIZATION ( ?IS REGION 9 ! %ORT T]M2 H[EV]1 IT MI*I/S W]E ! KEY ELEM5T 9 ! PROTE/S &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 ! MA9 T>GET ( OPPRESSION4 ,! GOV]NM5T W5T \T ( ITS WAY TO >GUE ?AT AN>*I/S >E PROVOCATEURS TRY+ TO CREATE A 0NEW ,MAIDAN0 & TO DE/ROY PEACE 9 ,BEL>US4 ,! AU?ORITIES ISSU$ /ATEM5TS1 PUBLI%$ VIDEOS1 & BEGAN TO PROSECUTE & >RE/ ALL ! RADICALS 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,FIR/1 !Y W5T AFT] AN>*I/S AFT] ! DEMON/RATIONS1 S5T5C+ !M TO %ORT JAIL S5T5CES2 !N !Y BEGAN RE->RE/+ PEOPLE BE=E !Y W]E RELEAS$ FROM JAIL1 PROLONG+ !IR S5T5CES4 ,! DEMON/RATION ( ,M>* #be WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE ONE ( ! BIGGE/ GA!R+S ( PROTE/]S1 A CULM9ATION ( /RUGGLE4 ,9/EAD1 IT WAS ! BIGGE/ %[ ( POLICE BRUTALITY 9 YE>S4 ,9 ! DAYS LEAD+ UP TO IT1 POLICE C>RI$ \T RAIDS UND] FALSE PRET5SES SU* AS CALL+ ! FIRE BRIGADE TO BREAK 9TO AP>TM5TS1 >RE/+ EV]YONE :O HAD ANY PRIOR CONNECTIONS TO AN>*ISM OR PREVI\S POLITICAL *>GES4 ,!Y EV5 BROKE UP A SMALL GA!R+ ( PEOPLE :O TRI$ TO COLLECT FOOD & MONEY = DETA9EES1 >RE/+ !M & S5T5C+ !M TO UP TO #ae DAYS 9 PRISON4 ,( APPROXIMATELY #a >RE/EES1 BETWE5 #c & #d W]E AN>*I/S4 ,ON ! DAY ( ! ,M>* #be DEMON/RATION1 POLICE OCCUPI$ ! CAPITOL & />T$ TO >RE/ PEOPLE AS SOON AS !Y %[$ UP4 ,)\T A CLE> 9DICATION ( ! F9AL NUMB]1 IT IS BELIEV$ ?AT UP TO #f PEOPLE W]E >RE/$4 ,MO/ W]E RELEAS$ ! SAME DAY1 BUT AB\T #a /AY$ 9 PRISON4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT BO? ,WE/]N M$IA & ! REGIME 9 ,BEL>US HAVE BE5 UNIT$ 9 >GU+ ?AT AN>*I/S PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ?IS PROTE/4 ,:AT SORT ( PRES5CE DID !Y HAVE8 ,AN>*I/S P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?REE PROTE/S & ONE FAIL$ ATTEMPT TO JO9 A PROTE/ 9 :I* !Y W]E >RE/$ BE=E REA*+ ! GA!R+ PO9T ON ,M>* #b#e4 ,! ROLE ( ! AN>*I/S WAS TO MAKE ! PROTE/S LIVELY & TO MOVE AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL OPPOSITIONAL PROTE/S1 & ?IS WAS QUITE SUCCESSFUL3 !RE WAS A LOT ( POSITIVE FE$BACK FROM O!R P>TS ( SOCIETY4 ,! SOCIALLY-ORI5T$ SLOGANS & ALT]NATIVE PROPOSALS ?AT AN>*I/S BR\ MORE P]SUASIVE TO O!R PROTE/]S ?AN ! OLD OV]US$ OPPOSITION SLOGANS4 ,9 ?AT S5SE1 AN>*I/S =M$ A POLITICAL MOVEM5T ?AT C\LD ATTRACT A LOT ( PEOPLE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! GR\PS ( AN>*I/S W]E NEV] P>TICUL>LY L>GE4 ,BETWE5 ,FEBRU>Y & ,M>*1 ! BIGGE/ MOBILIZATION SAW >\ND #c TO #d PEOPLE 9 ! AN>*I/ BLOC4 ,YET EV5 ?AT WAS 5\< TO %[ ?AT WE (F] SOME?+ COMPLETELY DIFF]5T ?AN ! TRADITIONAL OPPOSITION4 ,LUKA%5KO ID5TIFI$ AN>*I/S AS PROVOCATEURS1 W>N+ ( A 0NEW ,MAIDAN0 & TRY+ TO CREATE A /ATE ( EM]G5CY4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! OPPOSITION TRI$ TO IMPOSE ! LANGUAGE ( PEACEFUL TRANSITION ON ! PROTE/4 ,:AT WAS ! AN>*I/ REACTION TO BO? ( !SE MANEUV]S8 ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT !RE WAS A LOT ( REACTION4 ,9 HIS DELUSIONS1 ,LUKA%5KO IS ALWAYS BLAM+ AG5TS ( ! ,WE/ ?AT >E SUPPOS$LY PLANN+ TO DE/ROY HIS OASIS2 SO = US1 ?OSE ATTACKS W]E NOT ?AT IMPORTANT4 ,LIKEWISE1 WE DIDN'T PLAN TO REACT TO ! PEACEFUL LANGUAGE ( OPPOSITION2 WE HAVE \R [N AG5DA1 & !RE IS NO PO9T 9 GETT+ 9TO DISCUSSIONS ) ?OSE GR\PS4 ,H[ DID AN>*I/S TRY TO REA* \T TO O!R P>TICIPANTS 9 ! PROTE/S8 ,:AT LESSONS CAN BE TAK5 FROM !SE TWO MON?S ( P>TICIPAT+ 9 SU* AN UPRIS+8 ,GOOD SLOGANS & NEW *ANTS W]E US$ = EA* PROTE/4 ,! VISUAL & AUDIO ASPECTS SU* AS BANN]S & DRUMS BR\*I/S & 9CREAS$ !IR CURIOSITY4 ,! M$IA WAS EAG] TO TRANSMIT AN>*I/ MESSAGES AS P>T ( ! PROTE/4 ,WE ALSO BR\D TO TALK AB\T ! LESSONS ?AT WE GOT FROM ?IS MOVEM5T2 ! CONCLUSIONS WILL BE DISCUSS$ :5 PEOPLE >E RELEAS$ FROM PRISON4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT AN>*I/S W]E ! *IEF T>GETS ( REPRESSION4 ,:Y DO Y\ ?9K ?AT IS8 ,DID ! /ATE BELIEVE ?AT ! PROTE/S W\LD DIE \T IF !Y CUT \T ! MO/ RADICAL P>T ( IT8 ,! AN>*I/S COMPRISE ! GR\P ?AT IS MO/ CAPABLE ( GO+ BEYOND /ATE-TOL]AT$ PROTE/4 ,! BIGG] ! 9FLU5CE ( AN>*I/S 9 PROTE/S1 ! BIGG] ! POT5TIAL ( MOBILIZ+ O!RS TO GO BEYOND ?OSE LIMITATIONS4 ,I ?9K ! POLICE UND]/& ?IS CLE>LY4 ,AN>*I/S >E A ?REAT BECAUSE !Y DON'T HOLD TO DOGMATIC IDEAS AB\T NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE OR LEGALITY1 & !Y DON'T HAVE LEAD]S ?AT ! AU?ORITIES CAN 0WORK )40 ,W]E AN>*I/S A VISIBLE P[] 9 ,BEL>US BE=E ! UPRIS+8 ,:AT HAS ! SITUATION BE5 = AN>*ISM 9 ,BEL>US 9 ! LA/ C\PLE ( YE>S8 ,I ?9K AN>*I/S W]E VISIBLE 9 ,BEL>US BE=E ?IS4 ,= ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 ! OPPOSITION AB&ON$ ! /REETS 9 MANY S5SES1 & AN>*I/S W]E AMONG ! FEW :O W]E /ILL C>RY+ \T SOME ILLEGAL ACTIONS & BR++ SOME SOCIAL PROJECTS TO SOCIETY4 ,/ILL1 NOT SO MANY AN>*I/S W]E VISIBLE 9 ! POLITICAL >5A ( ! C\NTRY4 ,DESPITE REPRESSION1 IT SEEMS ?AT PEOPLE HAVE P]SI/5TLY /RUGGL$ AGA9/ ! REGIME 9 ,BEL>US = A LONG TIME--NOT JU/ AN>*I/S1 BUT R&OM PEOPLE AS WELL4 ,H[ DID O!R PROTE/]S REACT TO REPRESSION 9 ?IS MOVEM5T8 ,WE HE>D /ORIES AB\T O!R PROTE/]S DEF5D+ ! BLACK BLOC & SIMIL> OCCUR5CES4 ,9DE$1 SOME PEOPLE W]E EAG] TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DEMON/RATIONS1 EV5 IF !Y W\LD BE >RE/$4 ,?IS WAS SOME?+ ?AT FASC9AT$ US3 !Y W]E NOT H>DCORE POLITICAL ACTIVI/S1 BUT NORMAL PEOPLE FIITY ?AT O!R DEMON/RATORS DISPLAY$ T[>DS AN>*I/S WAS 9CR$IBLE4 ,RIOT COPS W]E TRY+ TO >RE/ AN>*I/S AT ! V]Y FIR/ DEMON/RATION1 & SOME PEOPLE :O W]E GO+ HOME FROM ! PROTE/ />T$ HELP+ AN>*I/S & PU%+ AWAY ! COPS4 ,!Y DIDN'T EXPECT ?AT FROM 0NORMAL PEOPLE06 ,AFT] ?AT1 ?IS SORT ( SOLID>ITY OCCURR$ AGA9 SEV]AL TIMES4 ,WE SAW IT AGA9 ON ,M>* #a#e3 :5 ! POLICE >RE/$ #e PEOPLE1 #ae OR #b ( !M W]E ORD9>Y P>TICIPANTS :O HAD BE5 HELP+ AN>*I/S TO RESI/ >RE/4 ,! DEMON/RATION ( ,M>* #be WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE ! BIGGE/ PROTE/ SO F>1 BUT ,M9SK CAME UND] POLICE OCCUPATION1 ) ! BIGGE/ WAVE ( REPRESSION SO F>4 ,:AT IS ! SITUATION ( ?OSE >RE/$8 ,H[ MANY AN>*I/S REMA9 9 JAIL8 ,MO/ PEOPLE HAVE BE5 RELEAS$ FROM JAIL FOLL[+ %ORT-T]M >RE/S4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ONE P]SON WAS S5T TO JAIL = VIOLAT+ PROBATION2 HE WILL S]VE TWO YE>S N[4 ,SOME >RE/EES EXPECT TO BE EXPELL$ FROM ! UNIV]SITY OR TO LOSE !IR JOBS4 ,!RE IS AT LEA/ ONE CASE 9 :I* A L&LORD IS EVICT+ SOMEONE AFT] ! ,K,G,B PRESS$ HIM TO DO SO4 ,AN>*I/S FROM ,BEL>US HAVE CALL$ COMRADES >\ND ! WORLD TO %[ SOLID>ITY4 ,:AT CAN PEOPLE DO TO SUPPORT ! /RUGGLE8 ,!RE >E MANY DIFF]5T WAYS TO SUPPORT AN>*I/S 9 ,BEL>US4 ,Y\ C\LD C>RY \T SOLID>ITY ACTIONS1 COLLECT MONEY = LEGAL SUPPORT1 OR (F] 9=MATION AB\T H[ TO C>RY \T PROTE/S1 DE->RE/+1 & ANY O!R KN[L$GE ?AT CAN BE USEFUL 9 SU* SITUATIONS4 7,S\RCE3 ,RETRIEV$ ON #b#bND ,APRIL #bba FROM CRIME?9C4COM47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a#d1 #bbb 3 ,P>ASITES1 ,AN>*I/S1 & ,O!R ,REBELLI\S ,CREATURES -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/