“I am Doing This for the Sake of Love”: Citizen Mobilization for Fair Elections in Belarus

• In Event: Civil Society, Protest, Text Analysis

Brief Overview

The August 2020 election in Belarus triggered historic mass protests and was followed by mass atrocities. This paper examines the unprecedented electoral campaign that challenged the survival of one of the most repressive authoritarian regimes.

Author

• Alesia Alexandrovna Sedziaka, Stetson University