By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/06/2026The protestors thought that by daring Lukashenka to arrest people for eating ice cream, they could create a win-win situation. 6/ 11235
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/06/2026Either Lukashenka would be revealed as the kind of asshole who thinks it should be illegal to eat ice cream, or he'd be revealed as the kind of weakling who couldn't keep a lid on dissent. 7/ 11294
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/06/2026Lukashenka took the bait. And took it. And took it. In the years that followed, protesters would be arrested for smiling, clapping, and just standing silently: www.indexoncensorship.org/2011/07/bela... 8/indexoncensorship.orgBelarus protesters rally on the web - Index on CensorshipOlga Birukova examines the online activism that is keeping pressure on Lukashenko 113710
