Here’s last night’s segment about Alexander Lukashenko, and, to a lesser extent, sweet little teddy bears: youtu.be/27FpoRiStgk

Stalin-era mass grave found in Ukraine bbc.in/3Dh9jU6

Belarusian activist, political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau cut his throat in the courtroom today. He was threatened with the persecution of his family if he didn't admit himself guilty. This is the result of state terror, repressions,torture in Belarus. We must stop it immediately!

Belarus journalist's family fear torture after plane arrest bbc.in/3fJ6Ned

Belarus Forces Down Plane to Seize Dissident; Europe Sees ‘State Hijacking’ nytimes.com/2021/05/23/world…

This is a major breach of the Chicago Convention and may qualify as a terrorist attack endangering hundreds of lives on board and on the ground. If Belarus wasn't a full-fledged pariah state until now, it certainly became one now. Iran and NK wouldn't have dared do this.

BREAKING! The regime landed @Ryanair plane, which was flying from Athens to Vilnius,in order to arrest the famous Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich. In Belarus, he faces the death penalty. Belarus has seized a plane,put passengers in danger, in order to repress an opponent

Breakthrough celebrated its 20th year with an incredible group of participants! 🎉 The program ran from January to April, with weekly sessions pitching to mentors from the documentary community 📽 👉Learn more: ow.ly/qXZg50EStYf Thank you to @OntarioCreates for your support

My documentary film "Musya" is now a part of artdoc.media, an archive of documentary films created to support the freedom of thought in post-Soviet countries. Watch here: artdoc.media/ru/movie/musya_… #independentfilm #Documentary #soviethistory

I am truly grateful that my first feature doc "Harkness" was selected as one of the winning projects of the DOC Institute Breakthrough Program. It's fun to imagine what wonders may lay ahead of us! #filmmakersworld #womendirectors #documentaries #indiefilm #femalefilmmaker

DOC Institute is pleased to present the sixth 6⃣ Breakthrough participant from this year's program, Maria Markina! 👏📽️ The participants are sure to have perfected the ~virtual~ pitch 🎬 by the end of the program!

Aleksei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, will serve his prison sentence at a notoriously harsh penal colony. Inmates are forced to stand for hours with their hands clasped behind their backs, forbidden from making eye contact with guards. nyti.ms/3qe22wN