Not only school but also university education in Belarus is disfigured and crippled. Even when applying, the applicant faces bureaucracy and the possibility of not getting what he promised – for example, a dormitory,...
Every year, dozens of Belarusian teenagers end up in prison. Previously, the most popular article was Article 328 of the Criminal Code. Now, schoolchildren and students are in prisons for participating in mass riots...
The Belarusian school has long been a tool for repression. Teachers force students to join the Belarusian Republican Youth Union. Pupils got punished with bad grades for any offence, and teachers threaten to send...
More than 2.1 million people live in rural areas in Belarus. This number is gradually decreasing because salaries in the village are lower than in the city. There is very little entertainment for young...
On September 1, Belarus celebrates the Day of Knowledge and the beginning of a new academic year. On August 24, Lukashenko announced a “complete reboot” of the education system. However, this will not affect...
Afghanistan made the front pages of all the world’s media – on August 15, 2021, Taliban troops entered Kabul. Not only foreign deputies but also residents began to leave the country. Even the President...
Slave labour in Belarus flourishes not only in prisons, OTC and specific technical institutions, as we have already written about more than once. Often, pupils and high school students are selected for construction, landscaping,...
Very soon, the educational process will begin in Belarusian schools. Thousands of children will sit at their desks. In the meantime, school buildings are preparing for the reception of children: they are painting, repairing,...
Belarusians caught on any minor drug-related offence get the most severe penalties. Sometimes you can get a shorter sentence for murder than for possession of marijuana. Even before the trial, the accused goes through...
Three months ago, 50-year-old political prisoner Vitold Ashurok died in the penal colony No. 17 in Shklov. The official reason was a heart attack, but when his relatives received his body for burial, they...