Stories

Stories and reportages about life in Belarus

Natalia Yaroshenko

Natalia Yaroshenko / @rubanau_collage

“They said they’d soon send me home, but never explained why I was here.”
Even Belarusian volunteer fighters who defend Ukraine against Russian aggression are not spared from the bureaucratic maze.

Even Belarusian volunteer fighters who defend Ukraine against Russian aggression are not spared from the bureaucratic maze. / @rubanau_collage

Even Belarusian volunteer fighters who defend Ukraine against Russian aggression are not spared from the bureaucratic maze.
Antanina Kanavalava with her kids

Antanina Kanavalava with her kids / Euroradio

What is it like to adapt to freedom and life in exile after 4.5 years in prison?
"Mom, I'm fine"

"Mom, I'm fine" / @rubanau_collage

I lied to my mother: "Everything's fine. I'm going to my first shift at the factory."
Suwalki 

Suwalki  / @rubanau_collage

Euroradio revisits Suwalki, a town in north-eastern Poland where Russia could reportedly attack NATO in December 2024.
The Berlin Wall 

The Berlin Wall  / калаж Улада Рубанава, Еўрарадыё

A German built an airplane and wanted to fly from the GDR to the West. But ended up in prison. How did he buy it back?
"Cancel" prison?

"Cancel" prison? / Euroradio

Cancelling, social ranking, relationship transformation and radical empathy as alternatives to prison.
What's happening on Taborowa Street in Warsaw?

What's happening on Taborowa Street in Warsaw? / @rubanau_collage

Spots in a queue to the Foreigners Office in Warsaw are routinely on sale.
Volunteers in peacetime / @rubanau_collage

Volunteers in peacetime / @rubanau_collage / @rubanau_collage

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