Belarus forced down a plane because it couldn’t shut down an app Aliaksandr Herasimenka - May 28, 2021 Telegram became a cornerstone of last summer’s anti-government protests
Belarus’s hijacking isn’t a show of strength. It’s a sign of weakness. Sofie Bedford, Olga Onuch, and Aliaksandr Herasimenka - May 27, 2021 Poorly informed leaders with few allies are more likely to take risks, the research shows
How can the world hold Belarus accountable? Alexander Cooley - May 25, 2021 Technology has become the ‘long arm’ of authoritarians
If Belarus believed the Ryanair flight was a threat, it had authority to make it land. That’s a big if. Ashley Nunes - May 23, 2021 Global rules give countries ‘complete and exclusive sovereignty’ over their airspace but also expect them not to manufacture threats
When Belarus forced down a plane, it may have committed state-sponsored hijacking Yuval Weber - May 23, 2021 International treaties outlaw false communications that might endanger a flight
Coronavirus is really bad news for Belarus President Lukashenko, for unexpected reasons Samuel Greene and Anna Lyubimtseva - November 12, 2020 People are tuning into dissident news and turning off state TV because they’re desperate for real information
There’s more to Belarus’s ‘Telegram Revolution’ than a cellphone app Tetyana Lokot, Olga Onuch, Mariëlle Wijermars, and Aliaksandr Herasimenka - September 10, 2020 New surveys show protesters had to be creative to share information.