What's happening in Belarus?

The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is often been
referred to as Europe's last dictator. But could this all be
about to change? Earlier this month, Belarus held a presidential
election which it was announced that Lukashenko, who has ruled
the nation undemocratically since 1994, had once again won with a
huge majority. From then until now, Belarusians have taken to the
streets in their masses through protests, rallies and worker
strikes, on an unprecedented scale, calling for Lukashenko's
resignation.

In today's episode, I'm joined by Nelly Bekus, Associate Lecturer
at the University of Exeter, Ihar Barysau, the Chair of the
Belarus Social Democratic Party (Hramada), and Ido Vock,
International Correspondent at the New Statesman, to get more of
an insight into the situation.

Speakers:
Nelly Bekus - Associate Lecturer, University of Exeter,
Ihar Barysau - Chair, Belarus Social Democratic Party
(Hramada)
Ido Vock - International Correspondent, New Statesman
https://twitter.com/idvck


Hosted by
Louie Marlow - Content Producer, Young Fabians
https://twitter.com/louiemarlow

Resources:

Belarus Social Democratic Party - http://bsdp.org/
'The Crackdown in Belarus', Nelly Bekus -
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/08/the-crackdown-in-belarus
'Timeline of election turmoil in Belarus', RTE -
https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2020/0811/1158602-belarus/
'The bully of Belarus: will Russia intervene to save Alexander
Lukashenko?', Ido Vock -
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2020/08/bully-belarus-will-russia-intervene-save-alexander-lukashenko

'How mass post-election protests threaten Belarus’s regime', Ido
Vock -
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2020/08/how-mass-post-election-protests-threaten-belaruss-regime


This event was recorded on Friday 21st August.

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