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European youth for freedom and democracy in Belaru...

European youth for freedom and democracy in Belarus
Posted by on Mar 18, 2013
On 18 March 2013, on the occasion of the 7th unfortunate anniversary of Lukashenka’s condemned election victory, we, representatives of European youth, denounce the persisting human rights violation in Belarus. The last presidential elections on 19th of December 2010 ended in mass detentions of protesters, with leaders of opposition being imprisoned, independent media cracked down, and Internet users reported by their service provider for...

Call for Applications of the project Civil Society...

Call for Applications of the project Civil Society Stability for Belarus 2 (CSSB2)
Posted by on Feb 4, 2013
The First Call for Applications of the project Civil Society Stability for Belarus 2 (CSSB2) is now open. CSSB 2 provides support to Belarusian civil society organisations to enable them to continue their activities and to develop their capacities in support of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. CSSB 2 also wants to raise awareness of the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Belarus, both in the country and...

IFLRY Belarus Programme Call for Members

IFLRY Belarus Programme Call for Members
Posted by on Feb 3, 2013
IFLRY is seeking members for the Belarus Programme Team. This years call for returning/ new members of the IFLRY Belarus Programme Team is out now. The IFLRY Belarus Programme Manager and the Team Members will meaningfully contribute to the struggle for a free, prosperous and democratic Belarus. This contribution will involve communicating and liaising with civil society groups, international organizations as well as donors and implementers in...

Fulbright Faculty Development Program – Call...

Fulbright Faculty Development Program – Call for Applications
Posted by on Feb 1, 2013
The Fulbright Faculty Development Program is a non-degree, professional development program that provides promising junior university faculty with the opportunity to: develop new courses and implement curriculum reform at their home institutions; cultivate teaching skills and techniques based on personal observation of U.S. educational methods; expand the information base in their fields of study; become a vehicle for on-going contact and...

Liberal Belarus Raise Your Glass Campaign

Liberal Belarus Raise Your Glass Campaign
Posted by on Jan 2, 2013
As we all go into a troubled but free 2013 throughout all of Europe, one country remains suffering the oppression of a dictator. Belarus under the reign of Alexander Lukashenko deprives people of the opportunity to say what they want to say, do what they want to do and to lead the lives they would choose. The fundamental rights don’t apply. Belarusians stepping up for their personal freedoms will be shut up by the administration and its means:...

Liberal Youth make some noise for human rights

Liberal Youth make some noise for human rights
Posted by on Dec 11, 2012
Last week, on a cold December afternoon Liberal Youth continued their campaign for human rights in Belarus, a country often described as “Europe’s Last Dictatorship”. They were joined by the Free Belarus Now group, lead by Irina Bogdanova (sister of an ex-Presidential candidate) in a demonstration outside the Belarusian embassy in London. The event was called “Make Some Noise for Human Rights” with Liberal Youth members bringing...

Erasmus Mundus Partnership for Belarus

Erasmus Mundus Partnership for Belarus
Posted by on Dec 4, 2012
EMP-AIM is a Partnership of 17 Universities from European countries, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova, which aims to build a structured and sustainable cooperation between the involved universities and thus to strengthen academic, cultural, economic collaboration between the European and Eastern Europe region countries. The project EMP-AIM is coordinated by Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania). EMP-AIM offers scholarships for undergraduate,...
recent from News from Belarus Russian activists arrested
During the yearly solidarity action of gagging statues for a free Belarus March 18, three Russian activists trying to show their support for Belarus, were arrested and held over night. They were supposedly released but are facing criminal charges for vandalism and disturbing of peace. It is very unfortunate...
recent from Action for Belarus European youth for freedom and democracy in Belarus
On 18 March 2013, on the occasion of the 7th unfortunate anniversary of Lukashenka’s condemned election victory, we, representatives of European youth, denounce the persisting human rights violation in Belarus. The last presidential elections on 19th of December 2010 ended in mass detentions of protesters,...
recent from Belarus in International Policy The Black Boxes: Teliasonera and the Belarusian Dictatorship
In March our colleague, the Swedish human rights activist Isabel Sommerfeld traveled to Belarus followed by a television team of the Swedish channel SVT to investigate the involvement of the nordic telecommunications giant Teliasonera with the Belarusian Regime. The result of this investigation is a 60...
recent from IFLRY Belarus Program IFLRY Belarus Programme Call for Members
IFLRY is seeking members for the Belarus Programme Team. This years call for returning/ new members of the IFLRY Belarus Programme Team is out now. The IFLRY Belarus Programme Manager and the Team Members will meaningfully contribute to the struggle for a free, prosperous and democratic Belarus. This...