MĀRA | Baltkrievu sieviešu biedrība
@mara-by-lv.bsky.social
Belarusian women's organization in Latvia. Reģ. nr. 40008333290
Konts LV50HABA0551056985356
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This is Belarusian woman Iryna Salankova. She screamed "Slava Ukraini" at the performance of Luhansk theater in Miensk.
She was sentenced to 20 days for that . Fingers crossed, let's hope she will be released after 20 days.
She was sentenced to 20 days for that . Fingers crossed, let's hope she will be released after 20 days.
March 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is Belarusian woman Iryna Salankova. She screamed "Slava Ukraini" at the performance of Luhansk theater in Miensk.
She was sentenced to 20 days for that . Fingers crossed, let's hope she will be released after 20 days.
She was sentenced to 20 days for that . Fingers crossed, let's hope she will be released after 20 days.
Today we wrote letters to political prisoners in Belarus together with deputies of the Latvian Saeima.
Thank you @leilarasima.progresivie.lv, @janasima.progresivie.lv and Anna Rancāne for joining us!
Thank you @leilarasima.progresivie.lv, @janasima.progresivie.lv and Anna Rancāne for joining us!
March 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today we wrote letters to political prisoners in Belarus together with deputies of the Latvian Saeima.
Thank you @leilarasima.progresivie.lv, @janasima.progresivie.lv and Anna Rancāne for joining us!
Thank you @leilarasima.progresivie.lv, @janasima.progresivie.lv and Anna Rancāne for joining us!
Belarusian feminists Darja Afanasjeva, Iryna Alkhouka and Julija Miсkevich received the Anne Klein Women's Prize.
March 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Belarusian feminists Darja Afanasjeva, Iryna Alkhouka and Julija Miсkevich received the Anne Klein Women's Prize.
Female political prisoners in Belarus suffer from sexual abuse too.
"They didn't punch me. They slapped me on the butt. All of this was accompanied by threats of gang rape. They described in great detail what would happen if I didn't give up all the passwords. They lifted my shirt"
"They didn't punch me. They slapped me on the butt. All of this was accompanied by threats of gang rape. They described in great detail what would happen if I didn't give up all the passwords. They lifted my shirt"
March 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Female political prisoners in Belarus suffer from sexual abuse too.
"They didn't punch me. They slapped me on the butt. All of this was accompanied by threats of gang rape. They described in great detail what would happen if I didn't give up all the passwords. They lifted my shirt"
"They didn't punch me. They slapped me on the butt. All of this was accompanied by threats of gang rape. They described in great detail what would happen if I didn't give up all the passwords. They lifted my shirt"
But we've got flowers
March 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
But we've got flowers
This is Astraviec - Belarusian city with a nuclear plant and population of 15 thousand people.
Last year, 51 smartphones were confiscating here for "spreading extremist information" that literally means "for sharing news".
Last year, 51 smartphones were confiscating here for "spreading extremist information" that literally means "for sharing news".
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is Astraviec - Belarusian city with a nuclear plant and population of 15 thousand people.
Last year, 51 smartphones were confiscating here for "spreading extremist information" that literally means "for sharing news".
Last year, 51 smartphones were confiscating here for "spreading extremist information" that literally means "for sharing news".
Kaķis par prezidentu!
@edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social , piedodiet, nekā personīga 🙏🏻
@edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social , piedodiet, nekā personīga 🙏🏻
March 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Kaķis par prezidentu!
@edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social , piedodiet, nekā personīga 🙏🏻
@edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social , piedodiet, nekā personīga 🙏🏻
Three years of pain, deaths and horror.
Three years of resistance, love and hope.
Three years of resistance, love and hope.
February 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Three years of pain, deaths and horror.
Three years of resistance, love and hope.
Three years of resistance, love and hope.
Happy birthday, dear Kazimir Malievich! Thank you for choosing Belarusian Vicebsk for one of your life periods ❤️
February 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Happy birthday, dear Kazimir Malievich! Thank you for choosing Belarusian Vicebsk for one of your life periods ❤️
A new level of teaching how to create propaganda in Belarus: @russiatoday.bsky.social organized a "school for journalists" in Miensk.
February 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A new level of teaching how to create propaganda in Belarus: @russiatoday.bsky.social organized a "school for journalists" in Miensk.
Latvia did not let in 137 Belarusian citizens last year.
168 Belarusians couldn't obtain visas after checks by the State Security Service. Seven were denied residence permits and one was added to the black list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
168 Belarusians couldn't obtain visas after checks by the State Security Service. Seven were denied residence permits and one was added to the black list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
February 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Latvia did not let in 137 Belarusian citizens last year.
168 Belarusians couldn't obtain visas after checks by the State Security Service. Seven were denied residence permits and one was added to the black list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
168 Belarusians couldn't obtain visas after checks by the State Security Service. Seven were denied residence permits and one was added to the black list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Jurijs Ganiņš from Latvia is facing up to a ten-years term in Belarusian prison for "calling for sanctions", "insulting a state representative" and "slander against Lukashenka".
The trial is being held behind closed doors, details remain unknown.
The trial is being held behind closed doors, details remain unknown.
February 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Jurijs Ganiņš from Latvia is facing up to a ten-years term in Belarusian prison for "calling for sanctions", "insulting a state representative" and "slander against Lukashenka".
The trial is being held behind closed doors, details remain unknown.
The trial is being held behind closed doors, details remain unknown.
Eduard Babaryka turns 35 today and it's his 5th birthday in prison. What's his fault? He is son of Viktar Babaryka.
January 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Eduard Babaryka turns 35 today and it's his 5th birthday in prison. What's his fault? He is son of Viktar Babaryka.
Join us in signing postcards to brave women – political prisoners in Belarus!
When: February, 7, 18:00 - 20:00
Where: Riga, Pils iela, 21
As always, we will provide with everything needed and help with translation if necessary.
When: February, 7, 18:00 - 20:00
Where: Riga, Pils iela, 21
As always, we will provide with everything needed and help with translation if necessary.
January 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Join us in signing postcards to brave women – political prisoners in Belarus!
When: February, 7, 18:00 - 20:00
Where: Riga, Pils iela, 21
As always, we will provide with everything needed and help with translation if necessary.
When: February, 7, 18:00 - 20:00
Where: Riga, Pils iela, 21
As always, we will provide with everything needed and help with translation if necessary.
At least Vasil Veramejchyk is still alive.
Let's hope his arrest is a part of a bigger game and Lukashenka needs him to stay alive.
But this is so so so scary and heartbreaking
Let's hope his arrest is a part of a bigger game and Lukashenka needs him to stay alive.
But this is so so so scary and heartbreaking
January 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
At least Vasil Veramejchyk is still alive.
Let's hope his arrest is a part of a bigger game and Lukashenka needs him to stay alive.
But this is so so so scary and heartbreaking
Let's hope his arrest is a part of a bigger game and Lukashenka needs him to stay alive.
But this is so so so scary and heartbreaking
This man raped and tortured Belarusian young woman Liza in Warsaw so brutal that she died. Today he was sentenced to life.
Photo - @euroradio
Photo - @euroradio
January 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This man raped and tortured Belarusian young woman Liza in Warsaw so brutal that she died. Today he was sentenced to life.
Photo - @euroradio
Photo - @euroradio
This pregnant 31-years-old woman came to Belarus from Lithuania and was detained at the border because she commented on actions of one Belarusian minister in 2020.
PLEASE DON'T VISIT BELARUS
PLEASE DON'T VISIT BELARUS
January 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This pregnant 31-years-old woman came to Belarus from Lithuania and was detained at the border because she commented on actions of one Belarusian minister in 2020.
PLEASE DON'T VISIT BELARUS
PLEASE DON'T VISIT BELARUS
49 new letters are on their way to political prisoners in Belarus!
Thank you everyone who joined us in Riga - we feel truly blessed when we see your solidarity 🤍❤️🤍
Thank you everyone who joined us in Riga - we feel truly blessed when we see your solidarity 🤍❤️🤍
January 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
49 new letters are on their way to political prisoners in Belarus!
Thank you everyone who joined us in Riga - we feel truly blessed when we see your solidarity 🤍❤️🤍
Thank you everyone who joined us in Riga - we feel truly blessed when we see your solidarity 🤍❤️🤍
Anita Bakunovich is free!!!
She was accused of participating in protests in Belarus, then tried to escape from the country but was arrested and sent to jail. She was not even 20 y.o. at that time!
And now finally she is out of prison. Luckily she didn't have to serve the full term
She was accused of participating in protests in Belarus, then tried to escape from the country but was arrested and sent to jail. She was not even 20 y.o. at that time!
And now finally she is out of prison. Luckily she didn't have to serve the full term
January 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Anita Bakunovich is free!!!
She was accused of participating in protests in Belarus, then tried to escape from the country but was arrested and sent to jail. She was not even 20 y.o. at that time!
And now finally she is out of prison. Luckily she didn't have to serve the full term
She was accused of participating in protests in Belarus, then tried to escape from the country but was arrested and sent to jail. She was not even 20 y.o. at that time!
And now finally she is out of prison. Luckily she didn't have to serve the full term
This is Emils Asaris, Latvian citizen who travelled to Belarus wearing the jacket white-red-white stripes and got accused of transporting drugs. He was sentenced to 5 years of jail and both his family and his lawyer don't have any contact with him.
January 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is Emils Asaris, Latvian citizen who travelled to Belarus wearing the jacket white-red-white stripes and got accused of transporting drugs. He was sentenced to 5 years of jail and both his family and his lawyer don't have any contact with him.
Now you can receive private invitations to Mara's events!
Just leave your e-mail address in the form and you'll never miss our letters writing sessions and other doings!
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Just leave your e-mail address in the form and you'll never miss our letters writing sessions and other doings!
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January 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Now you can receive private invitations to Mara's events!
Just leave your e-mail address in the form and you'll never miss our letters writing sessions and other doings!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Just leave your e-mail address in the form and you'll never miss our letters writing sessions and other doings!
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We don't know many names of political prisoners who go out of jail before their full term is over. But we know Darja Hmialnickaja - 24-years-old interpreter and one of the best graduates of the main Belarusian university 2022.
She is back to her family.
She is back to her family.
January 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We don't know many names of political prisoners who go out of jail before their full term is over. But we know Darja Hmialnickaja - 24-years-old interpreter and one of the best graduates of the main Belarusian university 2022.
She is back to her family.
She is back to her family.
Just a family story from Belarus: husband is a former political prisoner, wife is an actual political prisoner. Mother of wife has also been sentenced to two years of house arrest simply for giving an interview to Belsat TV
January 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Just a family story from Belarus: husband is a former political prisoner, wife is an actual political prisoner. Mother of wife has also been sentenced to two years of house arrest simply for giving an interview to Belsat TV
His Christmas vacation will never end and he is not sorry
January 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
His Christmas vacation will never end and he is not sorry
Contemporary Belarusian art by Masha Maroz - interdisciplinary artist, reflecting on the transformational potential of traditional culture in the dominant socio-political matrix.
January 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Contemporary Belarusian art by Masha Maroz - interdisciplinary artist, reflecting on the transformational potential of traditional culture in the dominant socio-political matrix.