Belarus: Telegramming the uprisings
Powered by activists and journalists on Telegram, Belarusian protesters complete a month on the streets.
It has been just over a month since the biggest demonstrations in Belarus’s history began to sweep the country, and the protests have persisted despite disproportionate state violence. The engine driving those protests can be found online – on the messaging app, Telegram.
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Published On 12 Sep 2020