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At the centre of the protests in Belarus has been the old white-red-white national flag, ostracised by the Lukashenko government (Photo: Unsplash/Andrew Keymaster)

Belarusian spring: finding hope in dark times

Belarus had been considered a lost cause for a long time by political pundits. That is until last summer - the summer of a social miracle that had not been predicted by any political analysts, researchers or journalists, either national or international.

This time six months ago, newspapers around the world were publishing photos of the largest public rallies in the history of the country. Impressive in their imagery, they looked more like a political carnival with flowers, creative sl...

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Darya Mustafayeva is a Belgian-Belarusian with a background in international law and EU foreign policy. She is a co-founder of the initiative Association of Belarusians in Europe (ABELE)., currently working in EU public affairs.

At the centre of the protests in Belarus has been the old white-red-white national flag, ostracised by the Lukashenko government (Photo: Unsplash/Andrew Keymaster)

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Darya Mustafayeva is a Belgian-Belarusian with a background in international law and EU foreign policy. She is a co-founder of the initiative Association of Belarusians in Europe (ABELE)., currently working in EU public affairs.

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