Archive for February, 2013

A Real Poker Face

Posted by Maryna Rakhlei in EU on February 28, 2013

Did you know that there are Belarusians who unlike Lukashenko don’t have a moustache? But they all are very serious.

Please meet Vitaly Zelkovsky who travels but doesn’t get emotional.

Vitaly, seriously, you are my hero.

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…and if you ask me I think it’s no coincidence that he lives in Belgium now ^^

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Empire Strikes Back

Posted by Maryna Rakhlei in EU on February 7, 2013

Everything you wanted to know about human rights violations in your country but were afraid to ask: A report is drawn by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of (surprise, surprise) Belarus and describes countries that “traditionally represent themselves as “developed democracies.”

In the introduction FM Makei states the intention to spotlight “the victims that are traditionally given a blind eye” as well as “the most resonant human rights violations in 2012.”

The report is based on data, collected by Belarusian embassies and accessed online.

It covers USA, Canada and countries in Europe. Of the EU members, several are not even mentioned. Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Luxembourg and Malta seem to be the least troubled spots on the map.

There is already criticism and comments on the report. However, who-are-you-to-judge is the bottom line of the discussion.

But don’t be too hard on the authors. They just wanted to chime in with their view of the appalling human rights violations. Just imagine how worried Belarusian MFA is about situation back home!…

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