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Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński, Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Szymon Kardaś
On 7 November, on the anniversary of the October Revolution, Alyaksandr Lukashenka officially opened the first unit of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant located in Astravyets. The project was begun in 2012 by the Russian company…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
The Sunday protests against Alyaksandr Lukashenka were seen again on 8 November, this time under the slogan ‘People's Rule’. The largest demonstration, with a little over ten thousand participants, took place in Minsk. Only a few small-…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
The weekly demonstrations of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s opponents were held on 1 November. This time the slogan "March against Terror" was used. This slogan is associated primarily with the memory of the victims of Stalinism who were executed…
Analyses |
| Piotr Żochowski
During a closed session on 27 October, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CC) issued a ruling that has halted the functioning of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (Ukr. NAZK). This body is one of the key institutions…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
On 25 October, opponents of Alyaksandr Lukashenka held another nationwide protest action. This time the demonstrations were held under the slogan of ‘The National Ultimatum’, referring to the demands put forward on 13 October by Sviatlana…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
On 18 October, another weekly peaceful demonstration by Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s opponents was held in Minsk during which they demanded that the president step down. This time it took place under the slogan of ‘the March of Guerrilla…
OSW Commentary |
| Piotr Żochowski, Sławomir Matuszak, Tadeusz Iwański
The high susceptibility of Ukrainian officials to corruption has been one factor affecting the condition of the Ukrainian state. Since 2014, the government has managed to create several anti-corruption institutions whose independence from…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
On 11 October, another weekly mass demonstration by Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s opponents was held in Minsk. This time it took place under the slogan of ‘the March of Pride’, referring to the moral advantage which the demonstrating citizens…
OSW Report |
| Kamil Kłysiński, Wojciech Konończuk
The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2014 became a turning point in Belarus’s historical narrative and forced the regime to emphasise Belarusian distinctiveness from Russia more than before. The activation of the politics of…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
For the eighth week in succession, Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s opponents held marches in many Belarusian cities on 4 October, demanding his resignation and the organisation of new elections. The demonstrations called for the release of…