Intensified repression against Belarusi...

Welcome to the seminar!

The chat is open. Pose your questions to Julia.

Julia talks about the few signs of liberalization in Belarus. And about the arrests of activists. The candidates for the parliament are fighting for their right to candidate.

Take the chance to ask your questions about the situation in Belarus.

Julia tells about the arrests of netizens in recent time.

The forum "we are tired of Lukasjenko" has 35000 members.

Julia talks about the fate of human rights defender Ales Bialiatski and the work of Viasna.

Julia ends on a positive note saying that people today rather want reform than stability.

The floor is open for questions!

A person in the audience asks about the teddybear campaign.

The positive effect was world attention.

The negative effect was that the swedish embassador was expelled, she says.

We can only guess the longterm effects.

A person in the audience asks wether the participation in the election will be low.

Julia says that people will go and vote because they are used to do so. But we will never know the real number of voters.

Two questions on the role of media.

If you look at television, the state tv dominates.

There are no daily non-state media in Belarus.

The state makes it hard for the independent media.