Belarus Votes 2016

A team of 12 students and young journalists from Belarus, Poland and Germany investigated public opinion and feelings during the period of the Belarusian parliamentary election in September 2016. Therefore we conducted the second edition of the trilateral project "Belarus Votes" from 27 August to 14 September.

Photo story
Marco Fieber A few hundred against the regime
Reportage
Aksana Rudovich and Nancy Waldmann "Servants of the regime"
Analysis
Marco Fieber and Hubert Gregorski A hint of change
Video
Olivia Kortas, Yauhen Herasimenka and Hubert Gregorski "My whole life with one parliament"
Reportage
Alexander Kevra The Lukashenko Youth
Multimedia Report
Othmara Glas, Olivia Kortas and Alexander Steinfeldt Clear vodka, blurry procedures
Reportage
Kristina Tolok Meet the opposition
Interview
Olimpia Argasińska and Othmara Glas "The current election system isn't fair"
Reportage
Anne Reis Who else, if not me?
Interview
Aksana Rudovich and Nancy Waldmann "I am in this position thanks to communism, not feminism"
Analysis
Alexander Steinfeldt No way out of the energy dependency
Reportage
Othmara Glas and Olimpia Argasińska The singer takes it all
Interview
Hubert Gregorski and Kristina Tolok "Speak Trassyanka, don't be ashamed!"
Reportage
Maria Stezhko and Alexander Steinfeldt Kicking Lenin out of the classroom
Analysis
Othmara Glas The daily balancing act of Belarusian media
Reportage
Yauhen Herasimenka and Olivia Kortas The sound of suppression
Reportage
Jakub Paprocki and Alexander Kevra The early bird gets to skip class
Reportage
Jakub Paprocki Meet the Belarusian Poles
Reportage
Hubert Gregorski and Aksana Rudovich Culture in exile: Narodny Albom 2016
Photo story
Kristina Tolok From Białystok with love
Analysis
Marco Fieber A parliament without parties, parties without people
Analysis
Maria Stezhko and Alexander Steinfeldt The many faces of election observation

The Team

"Belarus Votes" comprises a multinational team of journalists, social science students and Eastern Europe enthusiasts. We are united in our passion for Belarus and its long and rocky road towards democracy. Through our articles we offer a diverse picture of the current situation in Belarus – written for the first time in English.

Belarus Votes 2016

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