{"id":7992,"date":"2021-07-27T09:14:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T09:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/?p=7992"},"modified":"2021-08-04T11:44:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T11:44:54","slug":"u-turme-ty-tolki-pasazhyr-aglyad-belaruskaj-kultury-padchas-gramadska-palitychnaga-kryzisu-19-25-lipenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/en\/2021\/07\/27\/u-turme-ty-tolki-pasazhyr-aglyad-belaruskaj-kultury-padchas-gramadska-palitychnaga-kryzisu-19-25-lipenya.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIn Prison You Are Just A Passenger.\u201d Review of Belarusian Culture In Sociopolitical Crisis: July 19-25"},"content":{"rendered":"

Download the pdf-version of issue\u00a042 of Cultural Resistance Monitoring<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Results of monitoring of cultural rights violations for January-June 2021<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

During the first half of 2021, <\/span>PEN Belarus recorded<\/span><\/a> 621 cases of human and cultural rights violations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Persecution, Convictions, Cultural Policy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nina \u0160yd\u0142o\u016dskaja and Alena Mako\u016dskaja, photo by budzma.by<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nina \u0160yd\u0142o\u016dskaja<\/b> and <\/span>Alena Mako\u016dskaja<\/b>, heads of the World Association of Belarusians Ba\u0107ka\u016d\u0161\u010dyna and coordinators of the public campaign Budzma, had to leave Belarus because of the persecution.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ta\u0107ciana Mastyka<\/b>, a former head of the public association Historyka, and her husband, Andru\u015b Mastyka<\/b>, a historian and scholar, were detained after a search by the KGB on July 19. Ta\u0107ciana was later placed in the KGB prison, while the whereabouts of Andru\u015b aren\u2019t known till now. A lawyer is not allowed to visit them. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Maksim Suba\u010d, photo by Polina Sharai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maksim Suba\u010d<\/b>, musician, member of TonqiXod and Subtonans bands, was detained on July 20 in Minsk. The formal reason for the detention was a sticker on Maksim\u2019s car, to be more precise, its photo taken at the beginning of March 2021. He was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest.<\/span><\/p>\n

On July 19, it became known that the <\/span>bank account of PEN Belarus <\/b>had been arrested. Next, The Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit to <\/span>liquidate PEN Belarus<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>shop of national symbols Cudo\u016dnaja Krama<\/b> in Vor\u0161a has to be closed. In July 2021, Ihar Ka\u017amier\u010dak, the shop owner and human rights activist, was detained twice, became a suspect in a criminal case of property damage, and his apartment was searched. On July 24, the charges were lifted off him.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The office of the <\/span>Ni\u0142 Hilevi\u010d University<\/b> was searched on July 20.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Andrej Dynko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrej Dynko<\/b>, editor-in-chief of Na\u0161a Historyja magazine, was released from the Investigative Committee on July 21 on bail. He is likely to remain a suspect under Part 2 of Art. 216 of the Criminal Code (causing property damage without signs of theft).<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna Sokur<\/b>, a dancer, was detained on July 22 and sentenced to 7 days of administrative arrest for the walks under white-red-white umbrellas.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 40 non-governmental organizations<\/b> were eliminated in Belarus in one day of July 23, among them a number of those working in the sphere of culture: InicyArt Information and Cultural Center, Cultural centre Art Siadziba, Social Film Workshop, Belarusian Language Educational Initiative “Mova Nanova”, Cultural and educational institution “Promotion of cultural development of cities”, Cultural and educational institution “Kresy”, Cultural and educational institution for work with the population and self-development “Common Future”, Social and educational institution in the field of historical and cultural heritage “Unovis-FORUM”, Private cultural and educational institution “Gender Response”, Private cultural and educational institution “Leader of the new era”, Cultural and educational institution “ASET”. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Stasia Hubarevi\u010d, photo by Nasha Niva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ksienija Ha\u0142ubovi\u010d<\/b> [Kseniya Halubovich], a photographer, was detained on July 23 during a photo shoot at a children’s hospice. Her apartment was searched, and after an interrogation she was released on a non-disclosure agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police came to <\/span>Stasia Hubarevi\u010d<\/b> [Hubarevich], the ex-wife of the politician Jury Hubarevi\u010d, with a search, during which they found a flag, hung it on the balcony, forced Stasia to put on a shirt with red stripes and socks of the same color. Afterwards, they photographed her with the flag, took to the police department and fined 70 basic units [690 EUR].<\/span><\/p>\n

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Life of the Imprisoned People<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ihar Ilja\u0161, photo by Euroradio.fm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ihar Ilja\u0161<\/b> [Iliash], journalist, co-author (together with Kaciaryna Andrejeva) of the book “Belarusian Donbass”, was detained on July 16, under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them). <\/span><\/p>\n

According to his relatives, he stays positive and calm. In the cell there are others detained on politically motivated charges. No mattresses and bed linen are given. Ihar sent a message to his colleagues, \u201cWork, work and work three times harder! Don’t stop and don’t give up!\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Letters from <\/span>Andrej Poczobut <\/b>started coming again. He says that he had a hard time with the coronavirus, but he doesn\u2019t feel the consequences yet and hopes there won\u2019t be many. He calls a prison in the summer hell, saying that when it rains, it\u2019s easier to breathe. He is preparing for the trial, studying the case materials. Memories of his hometown of Hrodna help him emotionally.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dissent and Cultural Activism<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A sequel to the feature<\/span> short film Minsk 2020<\/b><\/a> has been released.<\/span><\/p>\n