Belarusians in the USA write to congressmen about the situation at home: how it can help

Belarusians living in the United States encourage each other and all concerned to send messages to American senators and congressmen to tell them about the situation in Belarus and call for action. In the Facebook group “Belarusians of the ZSA. “Razam lie down,” compatriots are calling on you to write letters to senators and...

'Covid followed on his heels': how Belarus visited the USA and other closed countries during the pandemic

Belarus Nikita Smirnov is only 23, but he already has 30 countries behind him, he plans to travel the whole world. And even the pandemic hasn't changed this guy's plans. In 2020, he traveled almost all over Belarus, spent two months in America, visited ...

Unsanitary conditions and a hotel near a brothel: 180 tourists from Ukraine and Belarus stuck in Zanzibar

For the third day, about 180 Ukrainians cannot fly out of Zanzibar (Tanzania) due to a flight delay. There are no exact forecasts when exactly they will be able to return home from vacation. The BBC reports. This is a SkyUp flight PQ6972. He had to take off ...

Safe and friendly: Belarusians have created a unique travel app

During difficult times, the added hurdle can feel exponentially more burdensome. Every traveler faces restrictions caused by the coronavirus response, but for additional marginalized groups or travelers who prioritize personal safety, convenient and safe travel takes on a new...

'Goodbye to life, you will be killed': how detained protesters are bullied in Belarus

In Belarus, after the protests that began after the presidential elections, thousands of people were detained, arrested and abused. Many were beaten, humiliated and starved to death. The BBC service spoke with several people who were ill-treated in Belarusian police vehicles, prisons and police departments. Alina ...

“Everyone said that I won’t succeed”: how an immigrant from Belarus became a famous bodybuilder in the USA

Anton Antipov is a famous bodybuilder and fitness model, co-founder and co-owner of the Gee Gym fitness club in Miami. He came to the USA from Belarus as a teenager and soon received a contract to work in the modeling business. However, after many years of working as a model, Anton decided ...

25-year-old Belarusian faces jail for repost clip

25-year-old resident of the city of Grodno Andrei Golovenko faces a real prison sentence. Law enforcement agencies of Belarus became interested in the repost of the Rammstein group Pussy video, which was made by Andrei in September 2014 on his VKontakte page. This was reported by the YouTube channel Rock News. As the young man said...

As a daughter of a forester from Belarus, she earned a million in Silicon Valley

Anna Vasilko says that as a child, nothing foreshadowed her career in high technology. The daughter of a forester, she grew up in Rakov, 30 kilometers from Minsk, and after school and music lessons she spent a lot of time in the family garden. After graduation ...

American Belarusians celebrated Kupallia holiday in New York. A PHOTO

Kupalye is, without exaggeration, the most beautiful and most beloved holiday of American Belarusians. According to the established tradition, about a hundred people of different ages from the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania gathered for this celebration in a picturesque park near the town of Cross River (state ...

US Belarusians celebrate the arrival of spring in New York

Over fifty Belarusians gathered in the town of Ossining in the state of New York to take part in the ancient national rite called “Gukanne viasny”. This year, goodbye to winter was not prevented by a light rain or remoteness from the place of residence: some participants had to ...

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