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 Siarhei Drazdouski: Quality of the national implementation plan of the Convention raises concerns
 Siarhei Drazdouski: Quality of the national implementation plan of the Convention raises concerns
So far, the government does not confirm the intention to carry out systematic and comprehensive reforms of legislation in this area.  29.12.2016 | 07:20
Statement of the Belarusan National Platform of the EaP CSF on the terrorist attack in Berlin
Statement of the Belarusan National Platform of the EaP CSF on the terrorist attack in Berlin
The Belarusan National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum issued a statement on the terrorist attack in Berlin.  23.12.2016 | 15:00
Activists suggest creating a reality show about designing oncologic dispensaries in Belarus
Activists suggest creating a reality show about designing oncologic dispensaries in Belarus
Moreover it is planned to implement a pilot architecture project on the basis of the Vitebsk Oncology Center next year.  23.12.2016 | 10:00
Belarusization under global attacks
Belarusization under global attacks
Belarusian intellectuals presented their views on "Belarusization in the context of current global transformations: effective structures in the era of changes."  22.12.2016 | 08:26
Irina Zhykhar: People need to overcome the cancer diagnosis
Irina Zhykhar: People need to overcome the cancer diagnosis
Next year the support center “In the Name of Life” together with Lithuania is planning to implement an international project bringing the communication between doctor and patient to a new level.  21.12.2016 | 09:09
Uladzimir Matskevich: Loss of "Belsat" is a backdown, channel criticism is irrelevant
Uladzimir Matskevich: Loss of "Belsat" is a backdown, channel criticism is irrelevant
"Absurdity and irrationality from both those who suggest closing "Belsat", and those who criticize it in Belarus today."  21.12.2016 | 07:02
Businessmen: Government frees the space for civic initiatives
Businessmen: Government frees the space for civic initiatives
Minsk hosted the finals of the social projects contest Social Weekend. What language should we use when talking business and what corporate social responsibility in Belarus is?  18.12.2016 | 08:13
Alena Zuikova: Belarus has reached its limit as a recipient of foreign aid
Alena Zuikova: Belarus has reached its limit as a recipient of foreign aid
But the analyst of the CET admits the potential of Belarus as a recipient of foreign aid is quite big, however if there are no reforms there will be no realization of this potential.  17.12.2016 | 08:54
Only one fifth of tourist attractions in Minsk are fully accessible for persons with disabilities
Only one fifth of tourist attractions in Minsk are fully accessible for persons with disabilities
Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities presented the results of the study on the availability of tourism in Minsk.  16.12.2016 | 08:17
Maksim Zhbankou: Authorities understand no one will go to build barricades if Volski starts singing
Maksim Zhbankou: Authorities understand no one will go to build barricades if Volski starts singing
The fact that our outstanding musicians are made  to apply for performance permission is not normal.  14.12.2016 | 12:41
Stsiapan Stureika: Society should be responsible for preserving our heritage (PHOTO)
Stsiapan Stureika: Society should be responsible for preserving our heritage (PHOTO)
Why does the protection of monuments require decentralization and if it is possible to preserve our heritage without disturbing the authenticity?  14.12.2016 | 07:25
Film experts: It would be good for the state to continue with the non-interference strategy
Film experts: It would be good for the state to continue with the non-interference strategy
The Belarusian independent cinema has made a big step forward in the past two years. But what is next? Does the state have to interfere in the film industry and how many film festivals do we need?  12.12.2016 | 07:47
Andrei Paluda: It seems the state "cleans the territory" before the referendum on the death penalty
Andrei Paluda: It seems the state "cleans the territory" before the referendum on the death penalty
Why amid the negotiations with Europe the Belarusian authorities have decided to immediately perform three executions at once.  09.12.2016 | 07:24
Sviatlana Matskevich: Belarus will most likely continue to imitate the Bologna process
Sviatlana Matskevich: Belarus will most likely continue to imitate the Bologna process
It is only a year and a half left till the end of the term for implementing the Roadmap within the framework of the Bologna process in Belarus, but experts observe no significant progress.  07.12.2016 | 09:35
Siarhei Drazdouski:There is a need for civil society to consolidate around persons with disabilities
Siarhei Drazdouski:There is a need for civil society to consolidate around persons with disabilities
Despite the formal adherence to international standards our country continues to consider the issue of disability from a social rather than a legal point of view.  04.12.2016 | 09:12
Volha Smalianka: Our government often forgets that it was created for the people, not vice versa
Volha Smalianka: Our government often forgets that it was created for the people, not vice versa
What tools does the public have to resist the violence of law enforcement agencies and is it high time we reviewed what defines a political prisoner?  03.12.2016 | 07:51
Uladzimir Dunaeu: 30 000 Belarusian students are studying abroad, but half of them in Russia
Uladzimir Dunaeu: 30 000 Belarusian students are studying abroad, but half of them in Russia
During the Student Week Uladzimir Dunaeu, the member of the public Bologna committee, gave a public lecture and spoke about the long road of Belarus towards the Bologna Process.  21.11.2016 | 07:22
Uladzimir Matskevich: Economic reforms must start with desovietization and decommunisation
Uladzimir Matskevich: Economic reforms must start with desovietization and decommunisation
If we don’t start implementing the reforms in a calm and conscious way we will have to carry them out through a revolution.  15.11.2016 | 07:12
Valiantsin Stefanovich: Society tends not to trust the judicial system
Valiantsin Stefanovich: Society tends not to trust the judicial system
It seems that the Supreme Court is also concerned with the distrust of the judicial system and is willing to improve the situation.  13.11.2016 | 08:01
"The biggest problem is that people are not willing to take the responsibility"
"The biggest problem is that people are not willing to take the responsibility"
The "Agents of Change" who are behind all the creative activities in our city shared how they manage to do it.  10.11.2016 | 07:13
Uladzimir Matskevich: Active desovietization is more relevant today than ever
Uladzimir Matskevich: Active desovietization is more relevant today than ever
The preservation of the Soviet ideology, the lack of a coherent and conscious desovietization turned Belarus into a rearguard state.  08.11.2016 | 07:25
Volha Smalianka:  Plan of the Implementation of UN recommendations on human rights needs improvement
Volha Smalianka: Plan of the Implementation of UN recommendations on human rights needs improvement
The current situation leaves Interagency Plan of Implementation of Recommendations  for Belarus from UN mechanisms, "a paper to be shelved, box-ticking".  06.11.2016 | 10:15
Human rights activists:  civil society can resist the “Law on parasitism”
Human rights activists:  civil society can resist the “Law on parasitism”
Legal inspectors of the Trade Union for workers of the radio and electronics industry, human rights activists and lawyers met to create a strategy against the “Law on parasitism”.  04.11.2016 | 07:12
Human rights activists on the "invisible" Chechen refugees in Brest: the problem may expand
Human rights activists on the "invisible" Chechen refugees in Brest: the problem may expand
The human rights mission Human Constanta, which studies the life of refugees from the North Caucasus in Brest, presented a report on the situation at the Belarusian-Polish border.  02.11.2016 | 10:10
Piotr Pamiarantsau:"Сonspiracy all around"- the main rhetorical device of Russian propaganda (photo)
Piotr Pamiarantsau:"Сonspiracy all around"- the main rhetorical device of Russian propaganda (photo)
British journalist came to Minsk to talk about how states use media for propaganda and to run a workshop on information verification.  01.11.2016 | 07:24
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Gintautas Mažeikis: The relation of political field and arena in the framework of information war

In his report, philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis discusses several concepts that have been a part of the European social and philosophical thought for quite a time.

“It is our big joint work”

It is impossible to change life in cities just in three years (the timeline of the “Agenda 50” campaign implementation). But changing the structure of relationships in local communities is possible.

Shhh! Belarus Wants You to Think It’s Turning Over a New Leaf

Minsk’s muddled media clampdown could jeopardize warming of relations with the West.

Mikhail Matskevich: How to create a local agenda and make it a problem solving tool

To achieve changes, you need to be interested in them and stop pinning all hopes on the state.