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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 9h

Gave an interview to De Standaard on #Belarus, Russia, the war in #Ukraine and what comes after Lukashenka. It's so important to keep raising Belarus - especially when repression continues every day and the regime remains deeply entangled in Russia's war: www.standaard.be/buitenland/i...

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“In Wit-Rusland wil niemand vechten voor Poetin”

Voor het eerst zijn er meer mensen die een beroep doen op het OCMW dan werklozen met een uitkering. Het beleid van de regering-De Wever vertimmert de welvaartsstaat grondig.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

So glad to see The Economist dedicate its platform to Belarusian culture, language and the ongoing Russification of my country. Culture is not a decorative part of national identity. In #Belarus, it has become a political battlefield. It's an important piece: www.economist.com/interactive/...

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Belarus is becoming increasingly Russian

As the country stamps out its national heritage, its neighbour’s propaganda is taking over

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Could anyone point me to where Putin has actually made progress towards a peace deal? Because all I've seen from Russia are denials, continued aggression, and the brutal destruction of #Ukraine and its people.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Russia wants to destroy Ukraine. Its relentless, brutal attacks are killing civilians in their homes, on buses and in the streets. The world must rally around Ukraine and provide all the military and air defence support it needs. #Ukraine cannot be left to face this alone.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

400 people executed in #Belarus since independence. It's the only country in Europe where the death penalty is still retained and can be carried out. I am against the death penalty. A state should never have the power to decide who deserves to live and who deserves to die.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#Ukraine Russia hit Zaporizhzhia with five glide bombs this morning. At least 15 dead, three of them children, more still under the rubble. This came hours after Trump announced a deal to import Russian diesel. Putin reads every easing of pressure as permission to keep killing.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Congratulations to Navi Pillay on the Nobel Peace Prize. 14 years ago, she stood at the UN HRC and spoke about #Belarus - political prisoners, repression of civil society, attacks on media, torture and the lack of judicial independence. Sadly, the story is still being written.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

After my Amnesty International Chair lecture in Ghent, #Belarus's state propaganda published a full attack on me, proposing to jail me or strip me of citizenship. They read my lecture very carefully - quoted it, dissected it, studied the photos, even noticed my curls. They care about my words.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My favourite prompt is: "Make my email more polite" - because I'm often too direct. I don't know why people don't use it more. Some emails really need a tone adjustment.

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Business Ukraine magazine @businessukraine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is the Children's Creativity Centre in Pryluky before and after yesterday’s Russian missile strike. With his army unable to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield, Putin is escalating terror tactics against the civilian population

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#Ukraine Appalled by the Russian strike on a bus stop in Kramatorsk. 33 civilians dead, people just trying to get somewhere on an ordinary day. Russia must be stopped. Ukraine needs more air defense, now. This happened right after 22 people were killed in Pryluky yesterday.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#Belarus This is heartbreaking. 71-year-old political prisoner Vaclau Areshka has now completely lost his sight in prison. He is seriously ill, his health is deteriorating - and they keep putting him in punishment cells. An elderly, sick, blind man. This is sadism.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Details have emerged about a Czech citizen who was arrested in #Belarus after returning to visit his sick mother. Vital Dziamidchyk, Belarusian, who had lived in the Czech Republic since 2006, was arrested after crossing the border & faces up to 10 years in prison for donations supporting Ukraine.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Lukashenka was just presented with a new drone. Let me guess how this works: #Belarus sells drones to Russia, Russia uses them to kill Ukrainians, and the money flows back to help finance Lukashenka's repressive machine. He profits from this war - while helping to wage it.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#Belarus Yesterday, reports emerged that psychiatrist Ihar Pasnou had died in prison. Today, security forces released a short video claiming he is alive. But when was it filmed? The only apparent proof is a calendar showing October 5 on the wall.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On October 1, I received the Amnesty International Chair 2026 from @amnesty.org and Ghent University. I'm the first Belarusian to get it. I'm grateful for the award & for the room it gives me. Nobody owes #Belarus their attention. We have to earn it, keep it, and make it impossible to ignore.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Russia is now openly threatening Armenia with the "Ukrainian scenario" if Yerevan continues its turn towards Europe. Medvedev is saying the quiet part out loud: Moscow sees a sovereign neighbour choosing its own path as a threat - and is warning what happens when you do.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Belarus Lukashenka pioneered a dangerous model: jail foreign citizens and use them as bargaining chips. Now Azerbaijan used a jailed French citizen to pressure Paris into blocking EU sanctions. When hostage-taking works, it becomes a playbook.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I am appalled by what happened at Cornell - from the sexual assault itself to the apparent lack of meaningful consequences for those responsible. But I genuinely cannot wrap my head around the university allegedly refusing to refund the tuition of the student who was assaulted.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A woman has died of plague in #Russia's Irkutsk region. Now several hospitals are under quarantine, a major plant has introduced masks, and nearly 200 people have reportedly been hospitalised after contact with her. Yet there is still no official confirmation of an outbreak.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Belarus Our media report that psychiatrist Ihar Pasnou, 58, has died in a penal colony in Navapolack. Pasnou spent years confronting the regime, including speaking out about Lukashenka's handling of Covid. In prison, he was reportedly subjected to punishment cells, cold, and other forms of abuse.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A Czech citizen of Belarusian origin has been detained in #Belarus after returning to visit his sick mother. Vital Dzamidchyk, 52, had lived in Czechia since 2006. He is now in pre-trial detention, reportedly over donations to the Kalinouski Regiment.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Belarus Honoured to receive the @amnesty.org International Chair 2026 from Amnesty International Belgium and Ghent University - the first Belarusian to receive it. I spoke about how dictatorships are born: one small compromise, one accepted restriction at a time.

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Cedric @cdtro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Chagall, De Vooruit en @hannaliubakova.bsky.social Deze had ik nodig.

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Business Ukraine magazine @businessukraine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Russia has warned it could strike defense manufacturers in European countries that help supply arms to Ukraine, the latest in Moscow’s increasingly direct threats against NATO members over support for Kyiv www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Russia Warns European Plants Arming Ukraine Could Be Targets

Russia warned it could strike defense manufacturers in European countries that help supply arms to Ukraine, the latest in Moscow’s increasingly direct threats against NATO members over support for Kyi...

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Belarus Arrived in Ghent - and seeing this is incredibly humbling. I am deeply honoured to receive the @amnesty.org International Chair 2026 from Ghent University. Join me on October 1 for the public lecture! This award belongs to every protester and every political prisoner.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Taliban's Minister of Public Health has arrived in #Belarus to "exchange medical experience". The Afghan delegation was welcomed by Belarusian Deputy Health Minister Barys Androsiuk. Belarus and the Taliban are now exchanging expertise.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Russia attacked #Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in the centre of Kyiv today. An institution built to produce knowledge. People were forced to climb out of the burning building through windows. A woman was killed. Russia is ruthless and uncivilised.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On 1 October, I'll be in Ghent to receive Ghent University's 2026 @amnesty.org International Chair. I'll also be giving a public lecture at Viernulvier about the rise of authoritarianism, #Belarus, and what we can do about it. Please register and join me: www.ugent.be/en/news-even...

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Hanna Liubakova awarded the 2026 Amnesty International Chair

On Thursday 1 October 2026, journalist and human rights defender Hanna Liubakova will be awarded Ghent University’s Amnesty International Chair.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The life of a Belarusian exile preparing for a panel discussion on a Saturday morning. The question reads: "How do you get international journalists interested in #Belarus?" I read: "How do you get international journalists arrested in Belarus?" Ouch!

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Putin is seriously arguing that Ukraine "started it" - while speaking about a war Russia launched against #Ukraine. Imagine having to rewrite reality this desperately to explain why you are still fighting a war you started.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Belarus Musician Ales Chumakou was beaten with boots, burned with a lighter, threatened with rape and left with nerve damage. His "crime"? Recording 13 songs on traditional Belarusian instruments. He was arrested last year and recently released thanks to the US mediation.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Ukraine People are eating weeds because food has run out. Bodies lie in the streets. Some are reportedly eaten by dogs. Around 6,000 civilians are trapped, with no regular food, water, electricity or medical care. This is what Russian occupation looks like in Oleshky: www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Oleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water

The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A 60-year-old X-ray technician Zhanna Yaskuld with 38 years of medical experience has been sent to prison in #Belarus for "calls for sanctions" and "assisting extremist activities." She spent her entire life working in medicine. Now, the regime is punishing her for politics.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

15 people have been pardoned in #Belarus. 13 could be political prisoners. Ten are women. Every release matters. But let's be clear about what this is: people are being freed by Lukashenka after being imprisoned by the same system that put them there.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Belarus Repression continues. 36-year-old teacher Volha Vostrykava had worked in education for more than 11 years. She was sentenced to home arrest - simply for alleged "facilitation of extremism." The arrest is reportedly linked to the "Belarusian Hajun" case.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Belarus Interesting. The first Belarusian cargo in four years - 30,000 tonnes - is expected in New Orleans next month. I wonder if it meant shipping through Russian ports. Belarus has been routing potash through Bronka and Ust-Luga near St Petersburg. www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...

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Trump eyes Belarus potash deal to undercut Canada | Latest Market News

The US is pursuing a potash trade deal with Belarus that would offer competitive pricing compared with potash from Canada, President Donald Trump said in a social media post.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#Lithuania Vilnius Airport was forced to suspend operations overnight after weather balloons entered Lithuanian airspace from #Belarus. 17 flights were affected: 12 diverted, 3 delayed, 2 cancelled.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Belarus President Trump says the US is working on a "massive" deal to buy Belarusian potash, explicitly pitching it as good news for farmers and ranchers. Lukashenka had already announced that potash was being loaded for the US.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Bravo, journalists. CNN, Fox News, ABC, CBS and NBC standing together and refusing to replace CNN's White House pool crew sends a powerful message: when one newsroom is targeted, the rest of the press should not simply step in and make the restriction work.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mass arrests of military officers at #Belarus's Machulishchy airbase. According to Nasha Niva, the KGB has detained at least 10 officers, including long-serving pilots and colonels, accusing them of links to the opposition. The crackdown reaches deep into the military.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sviatlana Kurs, one of #Belarus's most distinctive contemporary writers, has been buried in her native Belarus. She died in Warsaw on 19 July, aged 54. Her grave is in Bayanichy, near the village where she was born. Even in exile, she returned home in the end.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ramzan Kadyrov has been "re-elected" to lead Chechnya with 99.85% of the vote. Yes, almost 100%. Lukashenka is a kid.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#Russia's parliamentary "election" is already producing a striking number: United Russia is on 57.5% after 13.9% of protocols were counted, up from 49.8% in 2021. Most genuine anti-war candidates were barred. Yabloko was removed from the federal ballot. This was in occupied Donetsk:

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#Belarus Photo from Kyiv: this is what the Belarusian corner of the Maidan memorial looks like. Every small red-and-white flag represents a Belarusian volunteer who was killed fighting for #Ukraine.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#Belarus Journalists counted how many times Lukashenka has said he doesn't cling to power or is "fed up" with it. The answer: at least 20 times since 2020. He's been in power for more than 32 years.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#Belarus The $43-44 million Lukashenka wants unfrozen by the US is not much money for an entire state. I think Lukashenka might be testing whether Washington can help make Belarusian money, payments and companies less "toxic" to Western banks. It's more about a signal perhaps.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Nearly four years. Today, former Belarusian political prisoner Pavel Petruchenia finally hugged his wife and daughters again. Released and immediately deported from #Belarus, despite being a Belarusian citizen, Pavel travelled to Warsaw to reunite with his family.

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