Our mission is to raise awareness and knowledge of contemporary issues and challenges facing Belarus, including as those relate to the specifics of the COVID-19 pandemic and its enduring consequences.
This research will study the COVID-19 response in Belarus, focusing in particular on data recording and data communication by the government and local media.
The white-red-white flag of the Belarusian People’s Republic rose in prominence to become a symbol of the 2020 protest movement. This collection of visual images will document state attempts to suppress the use of the flag, juxtaposed with its increasingly creative use by protestors.
Read more about 1) the UK's current policy towards Belarusian civil society and 2) the reaction of regional civil society in Belarus to the events of 2020 (COVID crisis, protest and repression).
