Archive for the ‘video’ Category

DC-based and Belarus-born Evgeny Morozov on Internet and Authoritarianism

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Evgeny is known to Belarusians of Washington because of his article in Newsweek on how this blog had been shut down ealier this year. You can watch his talk on how authoritarian regimes use internet below.

Debut of Belarus Free Theater in Washington (in Russian)

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Internet Guru Evgeny Morozov Moves to Georgetown as a Yahoo! Fellow

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Evgeny Morozov became a Yahoo! Fellow at Georgetown University for 2009-2010. A national of Belarus, Evgeny was a fellow of Open Society Institute in New York before moving to Washington. He publishes and speaks widely on of the impact of Internet and social media on democracy. He also runs net.effect blog with Foreign Policy magazine.

Evgeny Morozov appeared on CNN, BBC, published in the Economist, New York Times, International Herald Tribune and other periodicals. Below is his recent interview for a blog of Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper.

Excerpts of video of Meeting between U.S. Congressional delegation and Lukashenka, June 30, 2009

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Flooded Streets of Minsk – 24 July, 2009

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Norwegian Belarusian Alexander Rybak wins Eurovision-2009

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Solidarity Day in Belarus

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Euronews: What Belarus wants from Europe

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

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Euronews analyzed the most recent developments in Belarus-EU relations. The video report concluded that the main reason for what Belarusian authorities turned to the West is because Minsk is short of cash.

There are signs Belarus is opening up. But the opposition advises caution, suggesting President Lukashenko just needs Europe to help Belarus weather the global economic storm. Watch the video.