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Dmytro Horyevoy. Religious Map of Belarus and Church Denominations’ Response to Protests
Responding to: Orthodoxy in the Belarus Protests The protests and discontent of Belarusians over the falsification of the results of the presidential election have seriously stirred up Eastern Europe. Belarus—which was considered a reserve of the Soviets and the Soviet Union, where the chief virtues were stability and the absence of sudden movements—today does not disappear […]
Cyril Hovorun. The Belarusian Protests and the Orthodox Church
Responding to: Orthodoxy in the Belarus Protests In Russia, there is a widely spread superstition that August brings national-scale catastrophes. The mass protests in Belarus against Alyaksandr Lukashenka are seen as such a catastrophe for the regime of Vladimir Putin. Even though Mr. Lukashenka struggled to preserve some independence for his country from Russia, Belarus under […]
Lucian Leustean. Religion, Violence, and Geopolitics in Belarus
Responding to: Orthodoxy in the Belarus Protests Belarus is in turmoil. On August 10, 2020, the Central Election Committee declared that President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for the last 26 years, won the presidential elections with 80.10% of the vote. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the opposition leader and a human rights activist, received 10.12% of […]
Bishop Juryj Kasabucki protests against the actions of law enforcement agencies on the territory of the Red Church
The Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mahilioŭ, Bishop Juryj Kasabucki, strongly protests against the actions of law enforcement agencies, which soldiers and officers blocked the entrance and exit of St. Simon and St. Helena Church in Minsk (Red Church) in the evening of August 26. The hierarch warns the state authorities of the Republic […]
Belarus’s Protestants Want Their President Gone
Heavily outnumbered by Catholics and Orthodox, the religious minority is nevertheless on the protests’ frontlines. Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko has been in office for 26 years. After last week’s elections, he says he’s won yet another term. But Belarusians are saying enough is enough, with thousands of them taking to the streets in protest and […]
Belarus Baptists Look to Habakkuk amid Mass Protests of ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’
Christian leaders unite in condemning police brutality as President Lukashenko denies re-election was fraudulent. Christian denominations in Belarus are not engaged in many joint projects and generally steer clear of politics. But the controversial reelection of “Europe’s last dictator” has united them in prayer—and in their public stance on politics. Belarus has been embroiled in […]
