Belarus - the Struggle for Freedom of Expression, 26 March, 2008

In cooperation with the Office for a Democratic Belarus, the Hamburg Foundation for Politically Persecuted (Hamburger Stiftung für politisch Verfolgte) and the Hanse-office in Brussels organized an evening discussion on the difficult media situation and problems with freedom of expression in Belarus. Read more

Olga Stuzhinskaya (ODB) and Roland Freudenstein (Hanse-Office)

Roland Freudenstein and Vera Rich, London-based journalist and translator

Belarusian poet and writer Alhierd Baharevich, journalist Natalia Makushyna and Olga Stuzhinskaya

Interpreter Jaroslava Poliuchovic

Natalia Makushyna and Alhierd Baharevich

Olga Stuzhinskaya is discussing Belarusian literature with Vera Rich

Guests of the event

Olga Stuzhinskaya is speaking of the importance of Schengen visa costs reduction for Belarusian citizens

Journalist Natalia Makushyna answering questions of the public

Ronald Freudenstein encouraging the discussion

Alhierd Baharevich during the debates

Alhierd Baharevich reading his "Art of Being a Stutterer"

The guests of the event enjoying the story by Alhierd Baharevich

Journalist and translator Vera Rich is reading one of her translations from "Poems on Liberty"

Vera Rich and Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Member of the European Parliament

Melanie Loos (Hanse-Office)

The discussion continued during the reception

Guests of the evening sharing their impressions of the event

Die Zeit correspondent Jochen Bittner (in the centre) with the event attendees

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Belarus - the Struggle for Freedom of Expression, 26 March, 2008