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February 16, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
In Belarus, Looking Outward for Change
Belarusians living in the "last dictatorship in Europe" are looking outward for information and help.
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Belarus
December 11, 2011 | Virginia Quarterly Review
Dark Days in Belarus
Twenty years after independence, Belarus struggles for freedom under the dictatorship of Alexander Lukashenko.
August 23, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Belarus in the Time of Lukashenko
In Belarus, city streets are filled with fear and resignation despite the recent wave of pro-democracy protests. Across the countryside, Soviet-style agricultural and industrial systems are not the source stability they once were. Poverty and joblessness are on the rise. A gloom hangs over Europe’s last dictatorship.
July 27, 2011 | The Economist
Searching for Banksy in Belarus
Belarussian artists and intellectuals have found a place in Minsk where they can express themselves, but still feel they are being monitored closely by the KGB.
July 21, 2011 | The Atlantic
In Belarus, Clapping Can Be Subversive
As the rallies in Belarus grow each week, the government has begun to crack down. But protesters are not deterred and have started making homemade DVDs of police brutalities.
July 13, 2011 | The Economist
Home and Away
Despite President Lukashenka’s threats to put an end to the demonstrations occurring in Belarus, young activists are expanding the pro democracy movement on social networking sites.
July 12, 2011 | The Christian Science Monitor
Protesters Broaden Tactics as Belarus Cracks Down
Protesters are using technology to fight against the Belarusian government crackdown.
July 12, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
My Story: Arrested in Belarus
Pulitzer Center grantees Dimiter Kenarov and Jason Motlagh were arrested by Belarussian police while reporting from the country.
July 08, 2011 | The Washington Post
Belarus Protesters Find Inspiration
In Minsk, during the worst economic crisis since the fall of the USSR, youth take to the streets to protest Lukashenko, seeking a revolution through social media. Will the rest of Belarus join them?
July 07, 2011 | The Economist
No Applause, Please
Young Belarussians are protesting President Lukashenka's economic policies by hosting clapping protests every week.
July 07, 2011 | TIME
Why Belarus' Dictator Is Not Fond of Applause
Thousands of young Belarusians are protesting in the streets and on social networking sites against President Lukashenko's policies.
July 07, 2011 | The Scotsman
Not-so spontaneous applause as 'batka' fuels Belarus unrest
Thousands of Belarusians have participated in "flash-mob" clapping rallies in Minsk to protest president Lukashenko's reckless economic policies.
Belarus: A Soviet Hangover
A gathering economic crisis in Belarus is bringing a new generation out into the streets.
December 16, 2011 | General news, News Points
This Week in Review: Dark Days in Belarus
Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights Pulitzer Center reporting projects on Belarus, Europe's last dictatorship, and Iraq.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.