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<font>رسانه اینترنتی </font> <font color="Green">مای موویز</font>   <font color="Orange">MyMoviz</font>  جامعترین سایت فیلم و سریال

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<font>رسانه اینترنتی </font> <font color="Green">مای موویز</font>   <font color="Orange">MyMoviz</font>  جامعترین سایت فیلم و سریال

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Hello. Mum. Hi.

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-Hi. sweetie.
-Can you talk?

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Yes. I can.

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How are you?

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Not too bad. Same as usual.
Nothing special.

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-How are things with you?
-How are you? How's the little one?

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We are good.

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We had an ultrasound last week.
Another one.

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Yes.

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He is going to be a big boy.
He is already 1.9 kg.

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But of course. I don't know...

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It's a difficult situation.

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not being able to see each other.
so many obstacles for that.

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I don't know.

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Of course I want to see you...
And everything else... But what can we do?

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I have accepted it. so to say.

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-Yeah.
-What can we do?

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At least we can talk on the phone
and video chat.

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Yes.

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But you do understand. if anything
happens. I won't be able to come.

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Olya. don't even...

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Your job is to make sure
everything is okay with the baby.

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And with you.

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Olechka. please don't cry.

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I so much want to see you both.
I want to see the little one. So much.

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Mum. do you think anything
is likely to change any time soon?

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I don't know. sweetie.
Don't say anything. don't ask anything.

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Just don't.

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I always think about you
and wish you only the best.

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I pray for you.

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Don't worry.

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Thank you. Mum.

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-That's it. Good luck now.
-Big hug. I love you.

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-Bye. I love you too.
-Okay. bye.

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When I was a child. my mother taught me
not to say too much.

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to be obedient and not to stand out.

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She taught me how to survive
in a way that was well known to her:

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to be afraid.

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But inside me there was
a growing desire to be different.

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My mum was worried about me.

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She often said that no one would marry me
with my character.

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She was telling me to be more feminine.
more obedient.

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And that politics is not for girls.

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The struggle of Lukashenko's opponents
during 2020 pre-election period

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was filled with ups and downs.

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Even watching everything from a distance.
I felt a strong sense of hope for change.

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Guys. hello.

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I'm at the university.
I have just finished...

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No. still working on the sound
for my graduation film

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with my sound designer.

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But I'm watching
what is happening in Minsk.

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I love you! I'm with you!

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I'm with you!

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And we're going to win.

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At the very beginning of the election race

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Lukashenko imprisoned
his main male opponents.

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Just like he did in the past.

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But in response.
something incredible happened.

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This pushed the women to unite.

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I'm Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya.
and it so happened that I am...

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a candidate for President
of the Republic of Belarus.

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Since in our family it has always been
one for all and all for one.

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I decided
to step into my husband's place and...

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continue the work
which was so important to him.

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The authorities got rid
of strong competitors.

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But they forgot one thing.

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Behind every strong man
stands a strong woman.

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Sveta!

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Well done!

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No one will vote for a wife in Belarus.

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Our Constitution is not made for women.

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Our society is not ready yet
to vote for a woman.

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Because according to our constitution.
the president has strong power.

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I feel angry listening to this even today.

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His arrogance and confidence
have only increased over time.

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This is how dictatorship
goes hand in hand with patriarchy.

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In Tallinn I joined the activities
of the Belarusian diaspora.

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The excitement of fighting together
for freedom from dictatorship

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helped us overcome the fear
of being under constant surveillance.

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Release them!

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Release them!

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I still continue to believe in the best.

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And. of course. on August 9...

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I urge everyone
to go to the polls and vote.

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I actually feel an awesome thrill
from the fact that...

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I am going to vote for the one...

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that I actually choose.

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And this is an awesome feeling
of your own independence.

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that you make your own decisions.

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And I want the state
to accept these decisions too.

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There you are.

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Tallinn!

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In order to prevent voter fraud

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we organized a group
of independent observers

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and Exit Poll at the Belarusian Embassy.

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Long live!

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On the evening of August 9. 2020

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the democratic forces announced
that according to all independent counts

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Svetlana won
with an overwhelming number of votes.

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The Central Election Committee
announced their own official results.

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in which Lukashenko had won
with more than 80%.

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Get out of here!

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Help me!

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He says we voted 80%.
and he's fucking beating us up.

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How is this possible?

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How long can we tolerate this?

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He says 80% of us voted for him.
and he is killing us.

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How can we put up with this?
Look what they are doing.

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They are shooting
and throwing grenades at us.

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I swear to you.
there was no fraud in this election.

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You can't rig election results
with 80% of the vote.

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We held elections according to the
Constitution and the laws of our country.

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We don't need any additional acceptance.

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We've had the elections.
and they are legal.

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The violence I saw happening
made me choke with fear.

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It crushes the strongest...
as happened with Svetlana.

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when she was kidnapped
and forced to record a penitential video.

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Belarusians. I urge you

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to be prudent and respect the law.

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I don't want blood and violence.

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I ask you not to confront the police.

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not to go out into the squares
in order not to put your lives in danger.

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Take care of yourselves
and your loved ones.

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A part of me still feels guilty.

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I wish I could have been on those streets.

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alongside my fellow Belarusian women.

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Even though I know today
how the protests ended.

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Lukashenko into a prison van!

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In three decades
of Lukashenko's oppression

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I have never seen such massive protests.

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such unity.

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It was truly the birth of a nation.

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It felt as if the fear had been conquered
and there was hope for change.

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Svetlana found refuge in Lithuania.

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and when she announced
her first press conference.

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I grabbed my camera and went there.

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Finally I was able
to join the fight in real life.

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Good afternoon.

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Thank you all

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for being here today.

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This means you are interested
in the situation in Belarus.

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In Belarus today
people are thrown behind bars

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just because
they participate in peaceful protests.

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In Belarus today my husband is in prison

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just because he dared
to dream of a country to live in.

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Being an opposition leader
in Belarus in large parts of this region

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is a very dangerous occupation.

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Are you afraid. though.
for your wellbeing?

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I think that every person in our country

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feels fear and is scared right now.

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but it's our mission to step over
all our fears and move further.

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These words instantly resonated with me.

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If Svetlana was able to overcome
her fears. then I could try too.

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How can I find you?

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-How can I find you?
-Via the press centre.

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-Can I film you?
-Yes.

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See you soon. Thank you.

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I returned to Tallinn after this meeting
and for some reason felt even more acutely

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how long it has been
since I visited Belarus.

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my home. my parents.

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Even before the revolution dictatorship
separated me from my homeland.

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from my mum and dad.
both physically and politically.

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The hardest thing about exile
is the distance.

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the growing gap between those who left
and those who stayed.

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Masha Rukis. activist and wife
of political prisoner Levon Rukis.

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remained in Belarus out of principle
to publicly defend her husband.

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Her fearlessness shocked me greatly.

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so I asked her to record
video diaries for my film.

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But even today. five years later.

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I still cannot show her face
and reveal her real name.

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He feels terrible in prison.

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He is in a terrible mood.

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Mostly negative emotions.

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I can see it clearly in his letters to me.

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It is impossible
to read those letters sometimes.

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It's really hard.

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His letters are...
They are very discouraging.

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He openly says:
"That's it. nothing will work.

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I'll stay in prison for many. many years.

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I won't see my daughter go to school.

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I won't see anything.
I'll miss everything.

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I can't live without you."

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Hell. I can't live without him either.
and it is very hard.

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For some reason right now
I'm really feeling his absence.

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Yes... I don't know.

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I need to find someone to take me
into their arms. I urgently need it.

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Yes.

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You know. we've had a chat.
I told you some things.

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If you want. send more questions.
I will give you my answers.

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Miss you. Love and big hug.
You are a sweetie. Bye-bye.

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Dear citizens!
You are violating current legislation.

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Kindly leave now.

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In case of non-compliance
with lawful requirements...

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Despite the cold. fatigue and danger

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people continued to take to the streets.

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For the first time in my life
I saw how people my parents' age

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so massively joined the protest
in support of the democratic leader.

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Reason was telling me
that we wouldn't succeed this time either.

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Yet I had goosebumps because of the hope.

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What if...

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-Armoured vehicles in Minsk?
-Yes.

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Get ready. Five. four. three. two. one.

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And studio.

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His demands are simple and unchangeable.

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We want to stop the violence.

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release political prisoners
and hold new elections.

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We all understand that this is impossible
without a change of power.

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You must know that I am with you.

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I follow your will
and your peaceful protest.

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Today. tomorrow and until our victory.

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You talk and listen to everyone.

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How do you...
Have you learnt to protect yourself.

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so that it doesn't affect you too much?

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Or does it still bother you every time.
all this injustice and pain?

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I haven't mastered it yet.

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And that is why
when you are a politician...

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I think when you are feeling all this
as a human. you can't be a politician.

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Being a politician is a job.

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While you are living with this...

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It's your pain.
you can't distance yourself from it.

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can't look at it from the outside.
You just live in it.

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So no. I haven't mastered it yet. I...

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I'm on the brink of a nervous breakdown.

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I think in our situation
it's terrifying to be a politician.

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To make political decisions...
Yes. we make some decisions right now.

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But I make them not as a politician.
but as a human being. as a Belarusian.

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So far no one has given me
a clear definition

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of what a politician is
and what their duties are.

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So maybe I don't fully understand
what it means.

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Maybe I'm already in politics. who knows?

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-Yes. Thank you very much.
-Talk later.

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-Good luck. All the best.
-Yes.

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-Thank you.
-Thank you very much.

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I met Nadia in Tallinn.
She recently escaped there from Minsk.

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Her husband Sasha
was arrested for political reasons.

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Nadia is a well-known and important figure
in the cultural life of Belarus.

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Independent. bold and public.

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She's also a mother.

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My name is Nadia Zelenkova.

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I'm here today to tell the stories
of my friends in Belarus.

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My best and my closest friend.

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00:21:27.520 --> 00:21:30.400
my husband Sasha Vasilevich
has been in prison

245
00:21:30.480 --> 00:21:33.600
for over five months on criminal charges.

246
00:21:34.240 --> 00:21:35.880
His seven-year old daughter.

247
00:21:35.960 --> 00:21:40.120
his eldest daughter. and I
haven't seen him since August.

248
00:21:40.200 --> 00:21:46.320
I came to Tallinn three months ago
and gave birth to our second child here.

249
00:21:46.400 --> 00:21:49.200
Sasha saw this child only in photographs.

250
00:21:49.280 --> 00:21:52.920
We all know
that Belarusians are incredible.

251
00:21:53.000 --> 00:21:58.560
Every day journalists.
bankers. students and medics

252
00:21:58.640 --> 00:22:02.080
continue to express their right.

253
00:22:02.160 --> 00:22:06.160
The right to be free. the right to choose.

254
00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:10.520
the right to say that white is white
and red is red.

255
00:22:11.080 --> 00:22:12.840
Together we will win.

256
00:22:14.040 --> 00:22:15.560
Long live Belarus!

257
00:22:15.640 --> 00:22:19.400
-Long live Belarus!
-Long live Belarus!

258
00:22:32.280 --> 00:22:35.240
What is the difference
between these three hammers?

259
00:22:36.200 --> 00:22:37.200
They are playing...

260
00:22:40.440 --> 00:22:44.400
Neither Sasha nor I have been able
to smell anything for five days.

261
00:22:44.480 --> 00:22:46.160
Our tests are positive.

262
00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:49.280
The cell is in quarantine.
The illness isn't too bad.

263
00:22:49.360 --> 00:22:53.840
It's just sore throat
and a bit of a cough.

264
00:22:53.920 --> 00:22:58.000
but we do not know
how it's going to affect us.

265
00:22:58.080 --> 00:23:03.280
We sleep and take hot drinks.
In short. everything is fine.

266
00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:06.240
Great.

267
00:23:12.480 --> 00:23:14.800
Well. they'll get ill in prison.

268
00:23:15.440 --> 00:23:17.360
They'll do lots of things in prison.

269
00:23:40.280 --> 00:23:43.880
When Svetlana came
to visit us on her first visit

270
00:23:43.960 --> 00:23:46.760
I felt something special.

271
00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:51.080
As if receiving
the president herself in Tallinn.

272
00:23:51.160 --> 00:23:55.800
where I found my safe haven.
brought us closer to each other.

273
00:23:58.280 --> 00:24:01.560
As you know. we have
Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya here today.

274
00:24:01.640 --> 00:24:04.400
She is our leader. elected by our people.

275
00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:06.520
Thank you so much for inviting me.

276
00:24:06.600 --> 00:24:10.080
For me in every country I visit...

277
00:24:11.800 --> 00:24:15.400
One of the most important...
how do I put it...

278
00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:20.360
One of the most important
parts of the program is meeting diaspora.

279
00:24:20.440 --> 00:24:24.200
We are always very happy
to see fellow Belarusians.

280
00:24:25.120 --> 00:24:27.880
It is most important to maintain unity.

281
00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:31.720
When we all came together in the summer.

282
00:24:31.800 --> 00:24:36.400
it led to a revolution of consciousness -
together we have the power.

283
00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:40.840
I don't want to praise myself.

284
00:24:40.920 --> 00:24:44.000
But as they say.
my job to bring us together...

285
00:24:44.080 --> 00:24:49.080
I'm joking now... Like a mother hen.
Bringing the chicks together.

286
00:24:49.160 --> 00:24:51.680
I'm trying to bring everyone together.

287
00:24:51.760 --> 00:24:53.640
So far I am succeeding.

288
00:24:57.960 --> 00:25:00.120
-Svetlana. hello!
-Hello.

289
00:25:00.200 --> 00:25:02.840
I'm Artemy Troitsky. This is my wife.

290
00:25:02.920 --> 00:25:04.920
I am from Minsk originally.

291
00:25:05.840 --> 00:25:08.600
But I left 27 years ago.

292
00:25:08.680 --> 00:25:11.320
The main thing is you are here
and you support us.

293
00:25:11.400 --> 00:25:13.080
Thank you.

294
00:25:13.160 --> 00:25:14.160
Good luck.

295
00:25:14.240 --> 00:25:17.720
I have no doubt
that the victory will be yours.

296
00:25:17.800 --> 00:25:19.120
Indeed.

297
00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:22.680
Not sure about us.
but you will have your victory.

298
00:25:22.760 --> 00:25:24.640
-Thank you.
-I feel the same.

299
00:25:24.720 --> 00:25:27.720
-And soon.
-We have the same feeling.

300
00:25:27.800 --> 00:25:30.000
-It won't take a year.
-Thank you.

301
00:25:30.080 --> 00:25:33.680
I won't talk about the timeframe.
but it will be fine.

302
00:25:33.760 --> 00:25:36.600
-Thank you very much.
-Good luck.

303
00:25:39.160 --> 00:25:42.720
You have a baby.
you shouldn't have been waiting.

304
00:25:42.800 --> 00:25:45.840
-So sute!
-Please meet Urshulya.

305
00:25:45.920 --> 00:25:47.680
Urshulya!

306
00:25:47.760 --> 00:25:50.240
When a little happiness like this is born

307
00:25:50.320 --> 00:25:54.280
it somehow distracts you
and gives you support.

308
00:25:54.360 --> 00:25:57.000
-Can I take a picture of you?
-Yes. okay.

309
00:25:57.080 --> 00:26:00.440
You'll have a moment for a chat later.

310
00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:05.440
-Thank you.
-Thank you.

311
00:26:05.520 --> 00:26:08.400
-I'll see you again tomorrow.
-With Nadia. yes.

312
00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:13.080
-Thank you.
-Good luck.

313
00:26:17.000 --> 00:26:18.240
Hello.

314
00:26:18.320 --> 00:26:22.480
Today. as part
of the "Leaves of Freedom" project

315
00:26:22.560 --> 00:26:27.960
I will read a letter which he wrote
for his daughter Adel Vasilevich.

316
00:26:30.160 --> 00:26:34.680
"Daddy and a Penguin
or How to Stay in a Good Mood in Prison."

317
00:26:35.920 --> 00:26:39.560
Daddy was sitting in his cell
drinking coffee with chocolate cake.

318
00:26:39.640 --> 00:26:42.800
The cake came from his friends.
and it was very tasty.

319
00:26:42.880 --> 00:26:45.040
And coffee was Daddy's favourite.

320
00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:46.640
The door opened

321
00:26:46.720 --> 00:26:50.880
and a Penguin walked in with a mattress
in one hand and a bag in the other.

322
00:26:51.560 --> 00:26:53.520
The door shut with a bang.

323
00:26:53.600 --> 00:26:56.440
The Penguin looked dishevelled and tired.

324
00:26:57.000 --> 00:26:58.480
"Hello."

325
00:26:58.560 --> 00:27:01.320
"Hello." replied Daddy
and showed the Penguin

326
00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:03.640
where to put his mattress and bag.

327
00:27:04.400 --> 00:27:08.160
Having drunk his tea the Penguin
sat on his bed and looked at Daddy.

328
00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:10.360
"Why are you so calm and not sad at all?

329
00:27:10.440 --> 00:27:13.240
After all. you and I are very unlucky.

330
00:27:13.320 --> 00:27:16.280
Things were so good for us.
and now they are so bad."

331
00:27:16.880 --> 00:27:18.840
Daddy smiled at the Penguin.

332
00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:23.600
"I'm here. in prison. and I can't
change that or influence it in any way.

333
00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:25.520
But I can choose to be sad or happy.

334
00:27:25.600 --> 00:27:27.600
It's one thing I can choose.

335
00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:30.520
What would you choose?
To be sad or happy?"

336
00:27:31.120 --> 00:27:34.560
The Penguin replied quickly:
"Of course. I'd choose to be happy.

337
00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:37.480
Or at least calm. But how?"

338
00:27:37.560 --> 00:27:39.960
"You used to be happy.
you joked and played.

339
00:27:40.040 --> 00:27:42.280
read books and chatted with friends."

340
00:27:42.360 --> 00:27:44.160
"Yes." said the Penguin.

341
00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:47.400
"Then stay happy.
don't let anything change you.

342
00:27:47.480 --> 00:27:50.280
Be the person you like."

343
00:27:50.920 --> 00:27:52.680
"But I'm in prison now."

344
00:27:52.760 --> 00:27:56.400
"So what? We are having
a nice conversation now. aren't we?"

345
00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:59.360
"Maybe so. but what about later?"

346
00:27:59.440 --> 00:28:02.480
"There is no later. Only now."

347
00:28:03.360 --> 00:28:04.880
The End.

348
00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:16.440
How is Sergei?

349
00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:20.200
I suppose he is okay.

350
00:28:20.280 --> 00:28:26.200
He gets a visitor three times a week.
Just for a chat.

351
00:28:26.280 --> 00:28:30.840
because he has been in solitary
confinement for about four months now.

352
00:28:33.080 --> 00:28:34.720
Out of eight.

353
00:28:34.800 --> 00:28:36.320
In some way he is calmer.

354
00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:40.320
but he really misses human company.
so they visit him.

355
00:28:40.400 --> 00:28:43.640
He tries to give me
instructions and advice.

356
00:28:43.720 --> 00:28:48.000
That's his style. I try to listen. but...

357
00:28:50.200 --> 00:28:55.520
He said to someone: "I can wait here
for ten years for you all to get ready."

358
00:29:00.080 --> 00:29:03.160
Eight months of emptiness.

359
00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:06.520
Tsikhanousky is not here.
he is there. and I understand that...

360
00:29:07.040 --> 00:29:12.000
During my first months I had a feeling

361
00:29:12.080 --> 00:29:15.720
that they were about to come out.
Any time now. Very soon.

362
00:29:15.800 --> 00:29:19.680
People around me were very active.
they kept saying.

363
00:29:19.760 --> 00:29:23.520
oh. it's his first term. he'll do a month
and they'll let him out.

364
00:29:23.600 --> 00:29:28.240
Then another month. and another.
but we still thought he'd be out soon.

365
00:29:28.320 --> 00:29:31.800
Now I know it's not going to happen.

366
00:29:32.760 --> 00:29:34.040
Yes.

367
00:29:34.800 --> 00:29:36.800
Do you think people will go out?

368
00:29:37.880 --> 00:29:39.680
I don't know.

369
00:29:39.760 --> 00:29:43.400
They should. but I don't know.

370
00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:46.560
We are women. What else can we do?

371
00:29:46.640 --> 00:29:48.480
We have to fight.

372
00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:57.760
I realise that my personal chances
aren't great either.

373
00:29:57.840 --> 00:30:02.480
People are only interested in me
because I have a small child.

374
00:30:02.560 --> 00:30:06.920
While I was pregnant.
people showed an interest.

375
00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:12.680
Now the child is two months old.
it is no longer big news.

376
00:30:12.760 --> 00:30:15.000
People lose interest.

377
00:30:15.080 --> 00:30:16.680
While you can run the headline

378
00:30:16.760 --> 00:30:20.160
"Father has not seen his child
but you have"

379
00:30:20.240 --> 00:30:22.160
it's going to work.

380
00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:26.160
I am being cynical and...

381
00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:29.400
But it's true. As long as
there are headlines and images.

382
00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:35.440
and media content. people have interest.

383
00:30:35.520 --> 00:30:40.000
That's why we have to generate news.
even artificially.

384
00:30:40.080 --> 00:30:45.720
and grab any opportunity to shout
about our situation. talk about it.

385
00:30:45.800 --> 00:30:49.440
Because people forget.
And we need to keep that in mind.

386
00:30:51.800 --> 00:30:57.560
-You are a young mother...
-A young mother who needs a young dad.

387
00:30:58.360 --> 00:31:00.560
And preferably sooner.

388
00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:02.720
Can I give you a hug?

389
00:31:05.120 --> 00:31:07.160
See you in Minsk.

390
00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:14.920
Hello. beautiful!

391
00:31:15.000 --> 00:31:20.080
I'm sending you my impressions of today.

392
00:31:20.160 --> 00:31:22.680
Actually. I am shocked. Have a look.

393
00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:27.640
So. flowers number one.

394
00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:34.000
More flowers. so many of them.

395
00:31:35.200 --> 00:31:38.760
And this one as well. with a balloon.

396
00:31:38.840 --> 00:31:41.800
I'm properly shocked.

397
00:31:41.880 --> 00:31:46.120
I didn't expect so many flowers.

398
00:31:46.200 --> 00:31:50.440
I've still got adrenaline
running through me I think.

399
00:31:50.520 --> 00:31:52.880
because this is insanely sweet.

400
00:31:54.040 --> 00:32:00.120
When he does things like this...
it's probably giving me strength

401
00:32:00.720 --> 00:32:02.880
and making me realise even more

402
00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:07.840
that I'll burn everything to the ground
to get him out of there.

403
00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:12.840
Love you. hug you. my beautiful.
Sending you a little video on Telegram.

404
00:32:13.520 --> 00:32:18.640
Talking to you
is like talking to a therapist.

405
00:32:18.720 --> 00:32:22.800
Yes. Bye for now. Kisses and hugs.

406
00:32:22.880 --> 00:32:25.240
Love you to the moon and back. Bye.

407
00:32:46.800 --> 00:32:49.720
What do you miss the most?

408
00:32:49.800 --> 00:32:53.760
I miss him as a person
and everything to do with him.

409
00:32:54.600 --> 00:32:58.600
Home... I don't give a damn about home.

410
00:32:59.680 --> 00:33:02.960
Your friends. your apartment.

411
00:33:03.040 --> 00:33:08.000
social connections...
All this can be started afresh...

412
00:33:08.080 --> 00:33:10.880
And the rest as well...

413
00:33:10.960 --> 00:33:15.160
But the person you lived with
and want to be with is missing.

414
00:33:15.240 --> 00:33:19.760
You don't know how long it will last.
You know he's not on a business trip.

415
00:33:19.840 --> 00:33:25.400
he's not just taking a year off
to have a vacation.

416
00:33:25.480 --> 00:33:27.800
You don't know when this "year" will end.

417
00:33:27.880 --> 00:33:30.440
Will it be five years
or six. seven. eight?

418
00:33:30.520 --> 00:33:32.920
No one knows.

419
00:33:33.800 --> 00:33:38.080
It's like you are missing your life.

420
00:33:39.200 --> 00:33:40.760
At least.

421
00:33:40.840 --> 00:33:43.800
A large part of your life.

422
00:33:45.040 --> 00:33:46.560
Like a half.

423
00:33:52.040 --> 00:33:55.000
I hope I didn't upset you too much
with my questions?

424
00:33:55.080 --> 00:33:58.920
No. you didn't.
I'm okay with the questions.

425
00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:04.200
Everybody's asking the same questions.
And I'm not...

426
00:34:05.200 --> 00:34:07.400
I'm not always prepared to answer.

427
00:34:07.480 --> 00:34:10.040
"How did you feel
when Sasha went to jail?"

428
00:34:10.120 --> 00:34:13.360
"How did Sasha feel
when his child was born?"

429
00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:16.120
I get it. people want

430
00:34:16.200 --> 00:34:18.040
blood and guts.

431
00:34:18.720 --> 00:34:23.000
But we don't want our blood and guts
smeared across people's faces.

432
00:34:23.080 --> 00:34:24.560
Do we?

433
00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:31.280
Do we?

434
00:34:49.960 --> 00:34:52.640
The Belarusian protests
lasted for ten months

435
00:34:52.720 --> 00:34:55.160
before Lukashenko shut them down.

436
00:34:56.320 --> 00:34:58.040
Out of fear of being inured.

437
00:34:58.120 --> 00:35:02.600
arrested or killed
people stopped taking to the streets.

438
00:35:04.640 --> 00:35:07.200
There were
fewer and fewer people in Belarus.

439
00:35:07.280 --> 00:35:11.000
who were not afraid to speak out publicly
against the regime.

440
00:35:12.960 --> 00:35:17.160
The protest moved underground.
to the kitchens of tiny apartments.

441
00:35:23.160 --> 00:35:24.560
Sasha. Sergei and Levon.

442
00:35:24.640 --> 00:35:27.040
like hundreds
of other political prisoners.

443
00:35:27.120 --> 00:35:30.520
awaited their trial in inhuman conditions.

444
00:35:30.600 --> 00:35:33.760
Levon even tried to commit suicide.

445
00:35:33.840 --> 00:35:36.520
a way to demand
better conditions in prison.

446
00:35:36.600 --> 00:35:41.120
which political prisoners
sometimes attempt out of despair.

447
00:35:41.200 --> 00:35:44.960
I was afraid that Masha
would not be able to cope with all this.

448
00:35:45.640 --> 00:35:50.000
It's hard to try to live a normal life
knowing that he is in jail.

449
00:35:50.080 --> 00:35:51.880
Especially after that meeting.

450
00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:58.760
when he was looking at me.
begging for help with his eyes.

451
00:35:59.280 --> 00:36:03.720
I try my best to stay sane.

452
00:36:03.800 --> 00:36:10.080
although lately there have been more times
when I lose my temper completely

453
00:36:10.160 --> 00:36:14.480
and start hitting things
with my right hand. Yes.

454
00:36:14.560 --> 00:36:19.520
I get angry. especially
when I can't change anything.

455
00:36:20.080 --> 00:36:22.200
Rage just takes over.

456
00:36:22.920 --> 00:36:26.640
I try not to think about the verdict.

457
00:36:26.720 --> 00:36:29.640
because I seriously fear my reaction.

458
00:36:29.720 --> 00:36:31.760
I have a very strong fear.

459
00:36:32.600 --> 00:36:36.240
I fear for what will happen
to me and to him.

460
00:36:36.800 --> 00:36:38.720
Don't know. I am afraid of myself.

461
00:36:38.800 --> 00:36:43.400
I'm afraid I won't be able to hold back
and do something terrible.

462
00:36:43.480 --> 00:36:45.720
Or that he might do something terrible.

463
00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:50.560
I am probably more afraid
of what he might do.

464
00:36:51.800 --> 00:36:56.200
So it is very hard. Yes.

465
00:37:03.400 --> 00:37:07.760
Here's a good example
of Samantha Power making a speech.

466
00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:10.480
It's all very well.
but where were you before?

467
00:37:10.560 --> 00:37:13.760
-Tell me why...
-I'll always be by your side now.

468
00:37:13.840 --> 00:37:16.080
She is talking about Syria...

469
00:37:16.160 --> 00:37:22.400
Against Eastern Aleppo
and its 275 thousand civilians.

470
00:37:22.480 --> 00:37:25.720
Russia and Assad have reportedly
launched more than 100...

471
00:37:25.800 --> 00:37:28.040
Very confident manner. low voice...

472
00:37:28.120 --> 00:37:34.920
In the last 72 hours. killing at least
139 people and injuring hundreds more.

473
00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:36.920
-This is unprecedented...
-All done?

474
00:37:37.000 --> 00:37:39.600
Are you sure?
Have you checked everything?

475
00:37:40.280 --> 00:37:43.800
-If I stumble or something goes wrong...
-I'll be to blame.

476
00:37:46.280 --> 00:37:49.600
It's not funny. This is serious stuff.

477
00:37:49.680 --> 00:37:51.920
Let's read the whole text now.

478
00:37:54.000 --> 00:37:58.240
Dear members of the UN Security Council.
I'm glad to thank...

479
00:37:58.320 --> 00:38:01.440
Looking at Svetlana. I tried to understand

480
00:38:01.520 --> 00:38:05.120
how she finds the strength
to overcome her fears.

481
00:38:05.200 --> 00:38:07.720
her lack of experience in public speaking.

482
00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:10.840
the language barrier
when communicating in English.

483
00:38:11.520 --> 00:38:13.120
May I?

484
00:38:13.200 --> 00:38:16.120
Valery. I am just
checking the text for errors.

485
00:38:16.200 --> 00:38:20.520
How I'm reading it now
is not how I will be reading it there.

486
00:38:21.040 --> 00:38:22.240
-Can we read it?
-Yes.

487
00:38:30.800 --> 00:38:32.400
You can do it.

488
00:38:45.400 --> 00:38:49.080
Dear members
of the UN Security Council.

489
00:38:49.160 --> 00:38:53.720
since September
the situation in Belarus has not improved.

490
00:38:53.800 --> 00:38:55.680
It has only worsened.

491
00:38:55.760 --> 00:39:01.320
And this made the media a target
for Lukashenko's repression machine.

492
00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:04.920
I call on the UN to take a vocal stand.

493
00:39:05.000 --> 00:39:08.640
to stop the violence
and lawlessness in Belarus.

494
00:39:08.720 --> 00:39:10.560
including censorship of media

495
00:39:10.640 --> 00:39:14.560
and cancellations
of journalists' accreditations.

496
00:39:17.800 --> 00:39:21.120
Svetlana. a woman
with no background in politics.

497
00:39:21.200 --> 00:39:24.920
has become part of the predominantly
male world of big politics.

498
00:39:27.040 --> 00:39:31.480
As the leader of the opposition.
she became a symbol of a free Belarus

499
00:39:32.280 --> 00:39:36.680
and a role model for many women.
including me.

500
00:39:56.720 --> 00:40:01.080
As of today we have eight deaths already

501
00:40:01.160 --> 00:40:07.080
and 189 political prisoners in jails

502
00:40:07.160 --> 00:40:12.760
and about 31 thousand people
detained or fined.

503
00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:17.560
1130 people are recognized
as political prisoners

504
00:40:17.640 --> 00:40:20.280
and thousands more falsely imprisoned.

505
00:40:20.360 --> 00:40:25.920
There are currently
1140 political prisoners in Belarus.

506
00:40:26.000 --> 00:40:27.840
This number is much higher.

507
00:40:30.000 --> 00:40:33.680
Diplomacy is so difficult and slow.

508
00:40:34.480 --> 00:40:38.560
Endless repetition
of the same thing every day.

509
00:40:39.200 --> 00:40:42.880
Everyone expected
almost miracles from Svetlana.

510
00:40:43.440 --> 00:40:45.640
Constantly being in the spotlight

511
00:40:45.720 --> 00:40:49.160
she couldn't afford to show any confusion.

512
00:40:49.240 --> 00:40:54.080
Democratic countries don't know
how to remove dictatorship.

513
00:40:54.160 --> 00:40:57.720
You are democratic countries.
you want to communicate.

514
00:40:57.800 --> 00:41:02.560
you want to explain.
you want re-educate dictators.

515
00:41:02.640 --> 00:41:04.560
but they cannot be re-educated.

516
00:41:04.640 --> 00:41:10.920
The answer is that dictatorships can only
be overthrown by their own people.

517
00:41:11.000 --> 00:41:15.200
The world can't actually go to war

518
00:41:15.280 --> 00:41:20.000
in these countries to change the regime.

519
00:41:20.080 --> 00:41:22.000
We have learned this lesson.

520
00:41:25.400 --> 00:41:29.560
Svetlana tried not to show
her natural fragility to anyone.

521
00:41:30.680 --> 00:41:32.920
She was not only on her own.

522
00:41:33.000 --> 00:41:35.160
she was going
one-on-one with the dictator.

523
00:41:36.520 --> 00:41:39.240
As if subconsciously seeking support

524
00:41:39.320 --> 00:41:43.520
Svetlana always carries a folder
with a portrait of her husband Sergei.

525
00:41:43.600 --> 00:41:45.840
Like a talisman.

526
00:41:48.520 --> 00:41:50.640
In Belarus. we say:

527
00:41:50.720 --> 00:41:53.920
to be behind your husband
is like being behind a stone wall.

528
00:41:54.000 --> 00:41:57.800
It means you are protected and safe.

529
00:41:59.240 --> 00:42:02.760
But do we really need this protection?

530
00:42:20.440 --> 00:42:26.720
Getting closer to Svetlana and filming
her work life and political meetings.

531
00:42:26.800 --> 00:42:31.720
I wanted to better understand
her as a person. as a woman.

532
00:42:33.120 --> 00:42:36.320
How does she cope with all this?

533
00:42:36.400 --> 00:42:40.160
It was as if I was searching for wisdom
how to cope myself.

534
00:42:41.360 --> 00:42:47.160
I am not afraid for myself and my
children. I shall be where I shall be.

535
00:42:47.240 --> 00:42:50.920
I constantly fear for Belarusian people.
especially those in prison.

536
00:42:51.000 --> 00:42:56.360
I wake up and I think:
what is Sergei doing right now?

537
00:42:56.440 --> 00:43:03.120
I know his schedule.
Wake up is at 6am. then inspection.

538
00:43:03.200 --> 00:43:06.800
You can't sleep there properly.
Banging on the door. barking dogs.

539
00:43:06.880 --> 00:43:09.200
constant noise.

540
00:43:11.320 --> 00:43:15.760
I'd be doing something.
have an interview. have a discussion.

541
00:43:15.840 --> 00:43:18.320
after that my thoughts wander back to him.

542
00:43:18.400 --> 00:43:20.400
Everything mixed in together.

543
00:43:21.840 --> 00:43:24.960
Does he ever send you his love.
tender words?

544
00:43:25.560 --> 00:43:29.240
You can't do this via another person.

545
00:43:30.960 --> 00:43:35.440
They tell me he loves me and misses me.
He's not going to pour his heart out.

546
00:43:35.520 --> 00:43:39.720
Especially since we saw
in the recent propaganda films

547
00:43:39.800 --> 00:43:41.560
how they record everything there.

548
00:43:41.640 --> 00:43:46.320
You wouldn't be
pouring your heart out there

549
00:43:47.080 --> 00:43:52.480
just to give propaganda journalists
a chance to ridicule and mock you for it.

550
00:43:56.160 --> 00:43:59.320
It's shocking. yes.

551
00:43:59.400 --> 00:44:03.000
It must be hard for you
to be without your loved one for so long.

552
00:44:03.080 --> 00:44:07.880
It is very hard. I got used to being
"behind my husband".

553
00:44:09.360 --> 00:44:14.040
In fact. it happened in my life
that I had to follow my husband.

554
00:44:14.120 --> 00:44:18.920
And now I'm doing it all by myself.

555
00:44:19.000 --> 00:44:23.280
Turns out I'm capable too.

556
00:44:24.040 --> 00:44:25.600
So far I've been strong enough.

557
00:44:26.160 --> 00:44:30.320
I don't know.
I've always underestimated myself.

558
00:44:31.520 --> 00:44:34.800
I thought. I am married.
I am a weak and feeble woman.

559
00:44:34.880 --> 00:44:38.880
I have an ordinary life. I have children.

560
00:44:38.960 --> 00:44:44.840
I never needed to be very strong.

561
00:44:44.920 --> 00:44:47.600
Of course. there were
difficult moments with kids.

562
00:44:47.680 --> 00:44:50.640
when I had to be strong.
but this is different strength.

563
00:44:50.720 --> 00:44:55.280
You just find the strength within.

564
00:44:55.360 --> 00:44:59.920
Maybe life is showing me
that I am stronger than I think.

565
00:45:00.000 --> 00:45:01.000
Yes.

566
00:45:01.080 --> 00:45:06.240
In our situation life is teaching
this lesson to each Belarusian.

567
00:45:06.320 --> 00:45:07.560
So...

568
00:45:12.040 --> 00:45:14.400
Here is Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya.

569
00:45:15.120 --> 00:45:16.880
I am angry too.

570
00:45:17.520 --> 00:45:20.760
We thought this shouldn't last this long.

571
00:45:21.320 --> 00:45:25.920
shouldn't be this difficult.
shouldn't be so many losses.

572
00:45:26.800 --> 00:45:29.000
And I am also angry
that in response to this

573
00:45:29.080 --> 00:45:33.360
Belarusians got revenge.
violence and crisis.

574
00:45:34.040 --> 00:45:38.320
It makes me angry that we were deprived
of feeling safe in our home.

575
00:45:39.240 --> 00:45:43.360
It makes me angry that they tell me
it was all for nothing.

576
00:45:44.800 --> 00:45:46.320
I am scared too.

577
00:45:46.960 --> 00:45:50.000
What if the regime takes another life?

578
00:45:50.600 --> 00:45:52.920
What if we are not strong enough?

579
00:45:53.440 --> 00:45:57.280
What if our children
have to start all over again?

580
00:45:57.840 --> 00:46:01.680
What if this entire journey.
with all the work.

581
00:46:01.760 --> 00:46:05.040
love and faith doesn't lead to victory?

582
00:46:06.160 --> 00:46:08.880
I feel all this too.

583
00:46:08.960 --> 00:46:13.160
And I can see how easy it would be
to give in to despair right now.

584
00:46:14.040 --> 00:46:16.160
Sometimes we all feel

585
00:46:16.240 --> 00:46:20.560
that there isn't a single ray of light
in the darkness.

586
00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:24.680
Happy New Year.

587
00:46:25.760 --> 00:46:27.800
The old year is over.

588
00:46:30.480 --> 00:46:33.320
Some juice for you? And for the children?

589
00:46:33.400 --> 00:46:37.240
-Can we open the presents?
-We can open the presents now.

590
00:47:02.040 --> 00:47:05.160
Nadia's family has become
like a new home for me.

591
00:47:06.040 --> 00:47:10.080
Reach your arms
up and look to your thumbs.

592
00:47:10.160 --> 00:47:11.720
Breathe. Look to your hands.

593
00:47:11.800 --> 00:47:13.760
Friendship with Nadia and her daughters

594
00:47:13.840 --> 00:47:19.080
helped me fill the void
of not seeing my nephews in Belarus.

595
00:47:19.160 --> 00:47:21.280
almost the same age
as Nadia's children.

596
00:47:22.440 --> 00:47:27.760
My niece was born in 2020
and I have never met her in real life.

597
00:47:27.840 --> 00:47:30.200
Exhale.

598
00:47:30.840 --> 00:47:32.360
Push.

599
00:47:32.440 --> 00:47:33.960
Good. One.

600
00:47:34.840 --> 00:47:36.360
two.

601
00:47:36.960 --> 00:47:40.560
three. four.

602
00:47:42.040 --> 00:47:43.640
Yeah.

603
00:47:43.720 --> 00:47:46.600
Five. Lower down.

604
00:47:46.680 --> 00:47:48.920
Open the arms. Good.

605
00:47:49.000 --> 00:47:50.680
Well done. mummy!

606
00:47:53.600 --> 00:47:57.680
-Straight arms.
-What is she doing here?

607
00:47:57.760 --> 00:48:01.200
Take Ursha.
we are going to sing the mantra.

608
00:48:23.240 --> 00:48:26.360
Eighteen years
of high security incarceration.

609
00:48:26.440 --> 00:48:29.640
That's how much oppositionist
and blogger Sergei Tsikhanousky

610
00:48:29.720 --> 00:48:32.480
received
for his anti-government activities.

611
00:48:46.160 --> 00:48:52.720
I was in a meeting. and someone
just whispered into my ear... 18.

612
00:48:52.800 --> 00:48:56.520
My heart stopped.
but I was in a meeting. so I carried on.

613
00:48:56.600 --> 00:49:00.360
I wasn't paying as much attention.
but I carried on.

614
00:49:00.440 --> 00:49:05.400
And after that I had endless interviews.

615
00:49:05.480 --> 00:49:07.640
Everyone asked the same:
"How do you feel?"

616
00:49:07.720 --> 00:49:10.560
And you go through this again and again.

617
00:49:10.640 --> 00:49:12.560
Eighteen years. eighteen years.

618
00:49:12.640 --> 00:49:18.040
But I knew from the very beginning

619
00:49:18.120 --> 00:49:22.880
that 18 years is not 18 years of life.
It's just a number. it's...

620
00:49:22.960 --> 00:49:25.240
But psychologically.
of course. it is hard.

621
00:49:25.320 --> 00:49:28.480
Eighteen years.
have they lost their mind completely?

622
00:49:28.560 --> 00:49:30.560
It's more of a question for the regime.

623
00:49:31.200 --> 00:49:32.880
And...

624
00:49:32.960 --> 00:49:34.840
You say to yourself:

625
00:49:35.880 --> 00:49:37.320
right. we need interviews.

626
00:49:37.400 --> 00:49:41.000
Belarus needs this attention.
Just do your work.

627
00:49:41.080 --> 00:49:43.000
This is what you can do right now.

628
00:49:43.080 --> 00:49:47.240
Crying and feeling sorry for myself...
I can cry into my pillow in the evening.

629
00:49:47.320 --> 00:49:50.240
I didn't say anything to the children.

630
00:49:50.320 --> 00:49:55.000
There is no point.

631
00:49:55.080 --> 00:49:59.400
I don't see this as actual years.

632
00:49:59.480 --> 00:50:02.480
and I'm not going to work out

633
00:50:02.560 --> 00:50:05.240
how old my son will be
when his dad is released.

634
00:50:05.320 --> 00:50:10.920
I am not going to do that.
This is not how my brain works.

635
00:50:15.000 --> 00:50:18.000
Okay. Olechka.
I'll move onto the next call.

636
00:50:18.080 --> 00:50:21.760
-Thank you.
-Happy holidays.

637
00:50:22.800 --> 00:50:25.320
Have a wonderful vacation
with your children.

638
00:50:25.400 --> 00:50:28.160
Rest and reboot.
I wish you strength and energy.

639
00:50:28.240 --> 00:50:29.920
See you soon.

640
00:50:30.000 --> 00:50:33.600
-Thank you. Bye.
-Bye.

641
00:50:40.000 --> 00:50:45.560
Just like Sergei. Levon received
a long sentence of 15 years.

642
00:50:46.440 --> 00:50:49.800
Masha was very tired from the endless
court hearings and struggles.

643
00:50:49.880 --> 00:50:53.040
She really needed a change of scenery.

644
00:50:53.120 --> 00:50:57.200
Fortunately.
she was not banned from travelling.

645
00:51:11.520 --> 00:51:15.520
Do I understand correctly
that you are going to return to Belarus?

646
00:51:15.600 --> 00:51:17.720
I am going to return to Belarus.
of course.

647
00:51:17.800 --> 00:51:19.400
I always say this to everyone:

648
00:51:19.480 --> 00:51:24.280
while he is in a pre-trial detention.
I do not plan to leave Belarus.

649
00:51:24.360 --> 00:51:27.680
Even if I face 10. 15. 20
criminal charges against me.

650
00:51:27.760 --> 00:51:33.280
I realise it's the regime's way
to scare me. to manipulate me.

651
00:51:33.360 --> 00:51:38.160
but while he is behind bars
I shall remain in Belarus.

652
00:51:38.240 --> 00:51:40.040
He can use his cowardly ways.

653
00:51:40.120 --> 00:51:43.320
and I have to say he is a master of that.

654
00:51:43.400 --> 00:51:46.000
And... As you wish.

655
00:51:46.080 --> 00:51:49.160
Aren't you afraid?
I'm sure you hear this question a lot.

656
00:51:49.240 --> 00:51:50.640
but I have to ask too.

657
00:51:50.720 --> 00:51:55.120
I am not afraid.
I think each time they kill this fear.

658
00:51:55.200 --> 00:51:57.840
All the security forces.
this whole environment.

659
00:51:57.920 --> 00:52:03.480
they have killed the fear in me.
They've made me what I am now.

660
00:52:03.560 --> 00:52:07.560
How can Estonia help Belarus
right here right now?

661
00:52:08.960 --> 00:52:12.440
I think it's very important
to keep talking.

662
00:52:12.520 --> 00:52:16.760
What Maria does is very important.
and very brave too. on every level.

663
00:52:16.840 --> 00:52:20.720
She talks about the real situation.

664
00:52:20.800 --> 00:52:25.520
the number of people in prison.
the conditions they face.

665
00:52:25.600 --> 00:52:30.080
How unfair and absurd the system is.

666
00:52:30.640 --> 00:52:34.680
For example. independent media
are recognized as extremist organisations.

667
00:52:34.760 --> 00:52:38.640
Telegram channels are recognized
as extremist organisations.

668
00:52:39.160 --> 00:52:43.000
The white-red-white flag
is recognized as extremist.

669
00:52:43.080 --> 00:52:48.120
It appears Belarus is going back to the
Soviet times in their worst manifestation.

670
00:52:48.200 --> 00:52:50.160
Unfortunately. yes.

671
00:52:54.840 --> 00:52:57.960
They covered us up.
but at least in Tallinn it is still there.

672
00:52:58.040 --> 00:52:59.520
I'm shocked.

673
00:53:00.920 --> 00:53:04.080
What a cool graffiti.
a symbol of our struggle.

674
00:53:06.320 --> 00:53:10.440
-They haven't arrested you yet?
-Honestly. I wonder myself every day.

675
00:53:10.520 --> 00:53:12.840
I thought you were...

676
00:53:14.000 --> 00:53:15.360
very outspoken and bold.

677
00:53:15.440 --> 00:53:22.120
Masha has no limits.
She is a firecracker alright.

678
00:53:22.200 --> 00:53:25.400
I go. I come back...

679
00:53:25.480 --> 00:53:28.640
-Publish whatever you want...
-As soon as I land in Minsk.

680
00:53:28.720 --> 00:53:33.760
-Do what you want. The main thing...
-To cross the border.

681
00:53:33.840 --> 00:53:34.840
Yes.

682
00:53:34.920 --> 00:53:37.480
I don't get it at all.

683
00:53:37.560 --> 00:53:42.000
how could such a sweet.
peace-loving. intelligent nation

684
00:53:42.080 --> 00:53:44.280
like Belarusians

685
00:53:44.360 --> 00:53:51.320
produce...

686
00:53:51.400 --> 00:53:54.880
such a type like Lukashenko?

687
00:53:54.960 --> 00:53:58.240
-I don't get it at all.
-He hates Belarus.

688
00:53:59.080 --> 00:54:00.680
I get it with Russia.

689
00:54:00.760 --> 00:54:06.040
They've always had
their fair share of psychopaths

690
00:54:06.120 --> 00:54:13.120
and idiots brimming with energy.

691
00:54:13.200 --> 00:54:17.480
But Belarusians are different.
Belarusians are not Russians.

692
00:54:24.720 --> 00:54:25.720
Here's to...

693
00:54:25.800 --> 00:54:27.320
freedom.

694
00:54:41.480 --> 00:54:45.320
The night before Masha's departure
we hardly slept.

695
00:54:45.400 --> 00:54:49.480
We talked non-stop.
like old school friends.

696
00:54:49.560 --> 00:54:55.160
We didn't know how long our separation
would be or when we would meet again.

697
00:55:06.720 --> 00:55:11.880
The coolest thing here
is that everything works without VPN.

698
00:55:13.960 --> 00:55:15.800
-You mean here in Estonia?
-Yes.

699
00:55:15.880 --> 00:55:17.240
It's the same in Georgia.

700
00:55:17.320 --> 00:55:21.080
In Belarus websites are blocked.
you need to use VPN.

701
00:55:21.160 --> 00:55:25.720
Here everything works normally.

702
00:55:25.800 --> 00:55:29.960
You can read the news.

703
00:55:43.640 --> 00:55:48.240
That's it. we need to go to bed.
I'm turning it off. Turn it off.

704
00:55:48.320 --> 00:55:49.840
That's it.

705
00:55:51.720 --> 00:55:54.240
Kiddy time is over.

706
00:56:27.000 --> 00:56:31.560
In February 2022 Lukashenko dragged us
into something terrible.

707
00:56:31.640 --> 00:56:35.080
something we never chose.
just like we never chose him.

708
00:56:37.280 --> 00:56:41.960
Suddenly we turned from victims
of the regime into co-aggressors.

709
00:56:47.400 --> 00:56:54.280
I am a participant in this operation
that Russia is conducting in Ukraine.

710
00:56:54.360 --> 00:56:56.720
I genuinely support Russia.

711
00:56:56.800 --> 00:56:58.680
We have an alliance with Russia.

712
00:56:58.760 --> 00:56:59.920
That is why

713
00:57:00.000 --> 00:57:05.400
Russian forces entered Ukraine
from Belarusian territory

714
00:57:05.480 --> 00:57:06.720
on their way to Kyiv.

715
00:57:13.480 --> 00:57:15.600
The war only added urgency

716
00:57:15.680 --> 00:57:18.720
and put more responsibility
on Svetlana's shoulders.

717
00:57:19.760 --> 00:57:22.240
We made our stance clear.

718
00:57:22.320 --> 00:57:26.400
We are against the war
and the dictators supporting it.

719
00:57:26.920 --> 00:57:28.520
And yet at every meeting

720
00:57:28.600 --> 00:57:35.000
I have to explain that Belarus is not
Russia and Belarus is not Lukashenko.

721
00:57:35.080 --> 00:57:37.120
Belarus is not Russia.

722
00:57:37.200 --> 00:57:42.200
and there is no tolerance
of the war in our society.

723
00:57:42.280 --> 00:57:44.880
despite of massive propaganda.

724
00:57:45.560 --> 00:57:49.320
We must stay united to support Ukraine.

725
00:57:49.400 --> 00:57:52.560
The majority of Belarusians
doesn't support the war.

726
00:57:52.640 --> 00:57:56.280
It is important
to distinguish Belarus from Russia.

727
00:57:56.360 --> 00:58:00.880
and Belarusians
from the occupation regime of Lukashenko.

728
00:58:02.080 --> 00:58:07.040
-Do I have to explain this too?
-Everything to everybody.

729
00:58:07.120 --> 00:58:09.800
No one understands it themselves.

730
00:58:18.120 --> 00:58:21.520
The war that Lukashenko dragged Belarus in

731
00:58:21.600 --> 00:58:24.840
cast a shadow on everything
Svetlana had managed to do.

732
00:58:27.000 --> 00:58:30.640
I was afraid that Belarus
would sink into Russia.

733
00:58:30.720 --> 00:58:32.880
like in the Bermuda Triangle.

734
00:58:34.640 --> 00:58:36.120
What is it?

735
00:58:37.480 --> 00:58:41.480
I don't understand. Some random sentences.

736
00:58:46.920 --> 00:58:49.360
What is this?
Why are we so badly prepared?

737
00:58:49.440 --> 00:58:55.160
We won't say it now. we'll say it after.

738
00:58:55.240 --> 00:58:57.440
How am I supposed to memorise this?

739
00:58:57.520 --> 00:58:59.560
-This sentence?
-No. the entire text.

740
00:59:00.760 --> 00:59:04.320
-When?
-Tonight and tomorrow morning.

741
00:59:04.400 --> 00:59:08.960
Great. Forget about sleep.
just study your text. Sveta.

742
00:59:20.720 --> 00:59:26.720
Masha says it would be nice to receive
letters of support. Send your letters.

743
00:59:26.800 --> 00:59:29.600
And our call to action -
turn on the flashlights?

744
00:59:29.680 --> 00:59:33.560
Call to action and flashlights
are separate things.

745
00:59:33.640 --> 00:59:36.800
because flashlights are just action.

746
00:59:36.880 --> 00:59:38.640
Are they after call to action?

747
00:59:38.720 --> 00:59:41.480
Yes. Everyone leaves
as you are waving the lights.

748
00:59:41.560 --> 00:59:43.920
I'm talking about scenography.

749
00:59:44.000 --> 00:59:48.480
Let's change the text
so that it is based on your message.

750
00:59:49.560 --> 00:59:52.200
Let's write the text now.

751
00:59:52.280 --> 00:59:54.200
We have time now. let's not waste it.

752
00:59:54.280 --> 00:59:56.960
Let's edit the text
because we have very little time.

753
00:59:57.040 --> 01:00:02.640
Svetlana. I can help you edit the speech.

754
01:00:02.720 --> 01:00:04.920
I'll send you a copy.
send me your comments.

755
01:00:05.000 --> 01:00:06.000
Okay.

756
01:00:06.080 --> 01:00:08.560
I'll send it now
and wait for your comments.

757
01:00:10.800 --> 01:00:14.840
When we started.
we united in the anti-war movement.

758
01:00:14.920 --> 01:00:17.480
Fearless partisans
conducted more than 80 acts

759
01:00:17.560 --> 01:00:20.600
of sabotage on the railroad in Belarus

760
01:00:20.680 --> 01:00:22.640
to prevent Russian troops supplies.

761
01:00:22.720 --> 01:00:26.880
Tens of thousands took to the streets
to protest against the war in Ukraine.

762
01:00:26.960 --> 01:00:30.120
We developed into a conscious...

763
01:00:35.400 --> 01:00:37.480
modern nation

764
01:00:45.480 --> 01:00:46.960
with a

765
01:00:48.600 --> 01:00:51.680
with a strong sense

766
01:00:53.440 --> 01:00:55.120
of self-identity.

767
01:00:56.360 --> 01:00:59.600
I don't know if she's gonna say it.

768
01:01:28.720 --> 01:01:33.000
You know. I remember my first rally.

769
01:01:33.080 --> 01:01:35.480
My voice was breaking.

770
01:01:35.560 --> 01:01:38.560
I really was afraid to forget my name.

771
01:01:39.640 --> 01:01:42.440
Since then. I have changed a lot.

772
01:01:43.120 --> 01:01:45.080
but my voice still breaks

773
01:01:45.160 --> 01:01:48.880
when I'm speaking
in front of huge crowds. though.

774
01:01:48.960 --> 01:01:51.200
Some things never change.

775
01:01:52.000 --> 01:01:58.360
This is how our rally started.
but this rally is still going on.

776
01:01:59.080 --> 01:02:02.120
We rallied for freedom in Ukraine.

777
01:02:02.640 --> 01:02:08.760
Our country was used by the Kremlin
to attack our neighbouring Ukraine.

778
01:02:09.640 --> 01:02:13.440
We are united into anti-war movement.

779
01:02:14.160 --> 01:02:19.360
Our fearless partisans sabotaged
railways to stop Russian troops.

780
01:02:20.560 --> 01:02:25.200
Our activists fight alongside Ukrainians.

781
01:02:25.880 --> 01:02:28.280
You can make a difference too.

782
01:02:28.360 --> 01:02:33.280
So I invite you to join our rally
for free Belarus.

783
01:02:33.840 --> 01:02:38.720
I ask you to turn on your lights
and wave with us.

784
01:02:57.000 --> 01:02:59.640
Long live Belarus!

785
01:03:25.480 --> 01:03:27.400
How's... How's Dad?

786
01:03:29.520 --> 01:03:31.320
I see.

787
01:03:31.400 --> 01:03:33.480
What's on the news?

788
01:03:34.840 --> 01:03:36.800
What's the latest news?

789
01:03:36.880 --> 01:03:42.880
I don't want to talk about the news.
I don't even want to watch the news.

790
01:03:42.960 --> 01:03:44.920
You don't want to discuss it with me?

791
01:03:46.000 --> 01:03:50.920
Not just with you.
I don't want to talk about it.

792
01:03:52.280 --> 01:03:53.760
Why?

793
01:03:54.920 --> 01:03:58.440
Olya. stop it.

794
01:04:00.720 --> 01:04:02.200
I see.

795
01:04:03.480 --> 01:04:05.520
Ok. Same as usual.

796
01:04:07.240 --> 01:04:08.720
Okay.

797
01:04:09.840 --> 01:04:11.320
Okay. Mum.

798
01:04:12.760 --> 01:04:14.720
Thanks for calling.

799
01:04:16.720 --> 01:04:20.920
Take care of yourselves.
I'll call you soon when I can.

800
01:04:21.000 --> 01:04:23.640
Okay sweetie.
you take care of yourself too.

801
01:04:25.160 --> 01:04:27.240
-Okay. Bye.
-Bye.

802
01:04:27.320 --> 01:04:31.120
-Big hug. Bye.
-Big hug. Bye.

803
01:04:53.880 --> 01:04:56.360
Today another activist was detained.

804
01:04:56.440 --> 01:05:01.560
Allegedly. for her activities
to release her husband from jail.

805
01:05:07.400 --> 01:05:10.320
In Belarus
facilitation of extremist activities

806
01:05:10.400 --> 01:05:13.080
is punishable
by up to seven years in prison.

807
01:05:13.160 --> 01:05:17.280
Maria Rukis was detained
this morning and taken to Brest.

808
01:05:17.360 --> 01:05:21.320
Her four-year-old daughter
is now with her grandparents.

809
01:05:25.640 --> 01:05:28.080
That's it. they won't let her out.

810
01:05:48.960 --> 01:05:50.680
I feel awful.

811
01:05:53.400 --> 01:05:54.520
It's fucking terrible.

812
01:05:54.600 --> 01:05:56.720
Even just because I am not there.

813
01:05:57.880 --> 01:06:00.000
Why. you want them to take you as well?

814
01:06:00.080 --> 01:06:02.280
-I don't see the point.
-It's an instinct.

815
01:06:02.360 --> 01:06:06.160
I don't see the point...

816
01:06:07.760 --> 01:06:11.000
Masha knew that sooner or later
it could happen.

817
01:06:11.080 --> 01:06:16.000
Given the fact
that she is made of steel and...

818
01:06:16.080 --> 01:06:18.320
she didn't sit quietly at home...

819
01:06:18.400 --> 01:06:20.640
Sooner or later it was likely to happen.

820
01:06:21.880 --> 01:06:26.920
We are in a situation
where they take anyone for any reason.

821
01:06:27.000 --> 01:06:28.360
so what are we hoping for?

822
01:06:28.440 --> 01:06:32.320
That they won't take Masha
because she has a small child?

823
01:06:32.400 --> 01:06:33.920
They don't give a damn.

824
01:06:34.480 --> 01:06:37.240
They are putting couples on trial.

825
01:06:37.320 --> 01:06:42.400
They like to have a nice story to tell.

826
01:06:42.480 --> 01:06:44.480
Both husband and wife are evil.

827
01:06:44.560 --> 01:06:48.520
let their children be on their own.
let them go to an orphanage.

828
01:06:48.600 --> 01:06:50.320
It's a good thing for them.

829
01:06:50.400 --> 01:06:57.360
They'll be raised properly there.
They'll become obedient sheep.

830
01:07:10.480 --> 01:07:13.760
Why does the regime need this arrest?

831
01:07:13.840 --> 01:07:15.280
What do they want to show?

832
01:07:15.360 --> 01:07:20.320
I understand there is no logic here.
but what are your first thoughts anyway?

833
01:07:21.480 --> 01:07:26.160
It's done to intimidate. What other
reasons can the regime have for arrest?

834
01:07:26.840 --> 01:07:29.800
To intimidate.
She is very active and bold.

835
01:07:29.880 --> 01:07:32.440
So they found an excuse.

836
01:07:35.000 --> 01:07:39.880
I hope she prepared the paperwork
for her parents. just in case.

837
01:07:39.960 --> 01:07:43.920
so they can take her daughter
out of the country.

838
01:07:44.000 --> 01:07:45.520
because it's all very....

839
01:07:49.280 --> 01:07:55.360
I think she'll be more at peace
knowing her child is safe. because I think

840
01:07:55.440 --> 01:07:59.360
it's what concerns her the most right now.

841
01:08:01.280 --> 01:08:04.000
It's...

842
01:08:05.400 --> 01:08:11.520
When a child is looking at a prospect
of an orphanage it is so stressful.

843
01:08:12.760 --> 01:08:15.400
I think she's worried about her loved ones

844
01:08:15.480 --> 01:08:18.720
a lot more than she's worried
about herself. No doubt about that.

845
01:08:21.080 --> 01:08:23.680
Welll... Yes.

846
01:08:29.800 --> 01:08:31.640
Nothing more to say. is there?

847
01:08:31.720 --> 01:08:38.680
Just a sense of powerlessness
and deep darkness.

848
01:08:42.520 --> 01:08:45.480
Sveta. how do we find the strength
to carry on?

849
01:08:46.560 --> 01:08:48.040
Do we have a choice?

850
01:08:54.480 --> 01:08:55.960
Well...

851
01:10:06.800 --> 01:10:08.120
My mother's words

852
01:10:08.200 --> 01:10:10.960
about not standing out
and keeping quiet

853
01:10:11.040 --> 01:10:14.440
kept playing in my head
like a broken record.

854
01:10:16.080 --> 01:10:19.840
Especially now that Masha was in prison.

855
01:10:20.400 --> 01:10:27.120
It made me think what real courage
and real freedom really are.

856
01:10:47.160 --> 01:10:48.640
Let's write.

857
01:10:50.640 --> 01:10:54.640
Dear Masha... by the way.
what is the temperature in your cell?

858
01:10:54.720 --> 01:10:56.280
Are you warm enough?

859
01:10:57.720 --> 01:10:59.280
She won't be able to say.

860
01:11:01.320 --> 01:11:04.760
How many people are there in your cell?

861
01:11:11.360 --> 01:11:16.040
Should I write that I miss her?
Can I write that I am worried?

862
01:11:16.120 --> 01:11:19.560
I don't understand
how you wrote your letters to Sasha.

863
01:11:21.240 --> 01:11:24.240
First one is difficult.
it's hard to start.

864
01:11:24.320 --> 01:11:27.000
but your 115th will be easy-peasy.

865
01:11:27.080 --> 01:11:29.760
You just scribble some news.

866
01:11:30.840 --> 01:11:33.800
And a built-in censor in your head:
you can't say this.

867
01:11:33.880 --> 01:11:36.640
you can't ask this. this isn't allowed.

868
01:11:42.600 --> 01:11:45.000
Hello. my...

869
01:11:45.080 --> 01:11:47.960
I'll say: I miss you
and I constantly think about you.

870
01:11:48.040 --> 01:11:50.800
Nadia says hello and my cat Lucy too.

871
01:12:04.000 --> 01:12:06.000
Tell me what else you wrote to Sasha.

872
01:12:07.000 --> 01:12:08.640
-What else?
-I was like you.

873
01:12:08.720 --> 01:12:11.120
Like me? Useless like I am now?

874
01:12:11.200 --> 01:12:14.120
I wrote about everyday things.

875
01:12:15.440 --> 01:12:19.680
You weren't useless like me.
What did you write in your first letter?

876
01:12:19.760 --> 01:12:22.320
I had a billion questions right away.

877
01:12:24.040 --> 01:12:26.440
What lawyers to get. what to do. etc.

878
01:12:41.600 --> 01:12:44.080
You two. come to the table. okay?

879
01:12:45.200 --> 01:12:46.840
Come on.

880
01:12:46.920 --> 01:12:49.160
Am. mama. am.

881
01:12:52.400 --> 01:12:55.520
Adelka. I'm trying
to write a letter. but I can't.

882
01:12:56.640 --> 01:12:58.040
To whom?

883
01:12:58.120 --> 01:13:03.000
It's a letter to my friend
who is in prison.

884
01:13:03.080 --> 01:13:05.680
-Oh.
-Yes.

885
01:13:06.720 --> 01:13:09.800
-What would you say to her?
-I'd tell her to come out.

886
01:13:09.880 --> 01:13:13.000
So write: "Masha. come out."

887
01:13:13.080 --> 01:13:18.560
"Masha. come out" seems
to be the most appropriate message.

888
01:13:18.640 --> 01:13:20.800
But she's being held there by force.

889
01:13:20.880 --> 01:13:23.040
She can't just say it and get out.

890
01:13:24.240 --> 01:13:26.840
Write that we want you to come out.

891
01:13:26.920 --> 01:13:32.880
It is very hard. Adel says:
"Masha. come out."

892
01:13:36.400 --> 01:13:37.920
Are you finished?

893
01:13:38.440 --> 01:13:40.000
I want to!

894
01:13:42.560 --> 01:13:45.560
Cool. That's it.
At least we have the first letter.

895
01:13:59.880 --> 01:14:05.840
I'll save you.

896
01:14:05.920 --> 01:14:10.720
-Long live Belarus!
-Long live!

897
01:14:14.120 --> 01:14:17.920
Belarusian democratic forces
demanded a plan from Svetlana.

898
01:14:18.520 --> 01:14:22.880
and she convened a big conference
to bring everyone together.

899
01:14:30.560 --> 01:14:35.720
Two years ago the majority of Belarusians
in the country and abroad

900
01:14:35.800 --> 01:14:40.080
ticked the box next to my name.

901
01:14:40.800 --> 01:14:44.000
I am aware that it was not about me.

902
01:14:44.080 --> 01:14:47.280
back then I was just an opportunity

903
01:14:47.360 --> 01:14:51.880
to say "no" to dictatorship
and "yes" to change.

904
01:14:52.560 --> 01:14:57.640
The name Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya
ceased to belong only to me.

905
01:14:57.720 --> 01:15:02.400
It has become a political instrument
of an entire nation.

906
01:15:02.960 --> 01:15:08.960
That is why our task
is to create a well-functioning community.

907
01:15:09.040 --> 01:15:14.080
The last two years have taught me
that we can't wait for a miracle.

908
01:15:14.160 --> 01:15:19.560
If something needs to be done.
we just have to go ahead and do it.

909
01:15:19.640 --> 01:15:23.840
And if you start to succeed.
others will join you.

910
01:15:24.400 --> 01:15:28.320
As my husband
Sergei Tsikhanousky would say:

911
01:15:28.400 --> 01:15:33.560
only together we can build
a country to live in.

912
01:15:33.640 --> 01:15:35.480
Thank you very much.

913
01:15:52.840 --> 01:15:56.960
One system can only be defeated
by another system.

914
01:15:57.040 --> 01:16:00.320
I am convinced that the only way
to overcome the existing system

915
01:16:00.400 --> 01:16:04.760
is to unite the democratic
and nationally-oriented forces.

916
01:16:05.680 --> 01:16:09.720
And here we come to the question that
I address to Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya.

917
01:16:10.400 --> 01:16:13.480
The only person in this room
who was legitimately elected.

918
01:16:16.040 --> 01:16:19.720
Are you prepared to be that person?

919
01:16:19.800 --> 01:16:22.000
The one who makes tough decisions

920
01:16:22.080 --> 01:16:25.040
and takes responsibility
for the fate of the nation.

921
01:16:25.120 --> 01:16:29.080
It's time to act decisively.
It's time to rise up from our knees.

922
01:16:29.160 --> 01:16:32.440
And finally: long live Belarus!

923
01:16:39.320 --> 01:16:43.720
What do you think? Any announcements?

924
01:16:43.800 --> 01:16:46.240
It was a cynical spectacle
where we witnessed

925
01:16:46.320 --> 01:16:50.600
how five men tried to shift responsibility

926
01:16:50.680 --> 01:16:52.760
for all the decisions onto one woman.

927
01:16:52.840 --> 01:16:55.400
That's because
we had a Women's Revolution.

928
01:16:55.920 --> 01:16:59.240
I hope this is not
about shifting responsibility.

929
01:16:59.320 --> 01:17:00.880
but about strengthening me.

930
01:17:00.960 --> 01:17:05.600
I hope this is what our colleagues
are trying to achieve.

931
01:17:05.680 --> 01:17:07.400
We shall see.

932
01:17:08.640 --> 01:17:12.240
This conference felt like a rehearsal
for our democracy.

933
01:17:14.120 --> 01:17:15.440
Sometime in the future.

934
01:17:15.520 --> 01:17:19.120
we will be able to debate
openly like this in free Belarus.

935
01:17:21.200 --> 01:17:24.760
And it doesn't matter
how long our fight takes.

936
01:17:24.840 --> 01:17:26.360
We will not give up.

937
01:17:27.720 --> 01:17:33.000
Svetlana. if you need help getting rid
of imposter syndrome. as we call it.

938
01:17:33.080 --> 01:17:35.560
we are always ready to help.

939
01:17:35.640 --> 01:17:39.000
You are really cool.
you are doing a cool job. as is your team.

940
01:17:39.080 --> 01:17:43.520
When speaking about the qualities
of others. of the political prisoners.

941
01:17:43.600 --> 01:17:48.560
do not forget to acknowledge
and emphasize your own qualities.

942
01:17:48.640 --> 01:17:51.080
Many people voted for you as a brand.

943
01:17:51.160 --> 01:17:52.840
Thank you.

944
01:17:55.720 --> 01:17:57.440
Thank you.

945
01:17:57.520 --> 01:18:01.720
Thank you to everyone
who has been with us these two days.

946
01:18:02.360 --> 01:18:06.760
Thank you to everyone
who has been with us for two years.

947
01:18:07.480 --> 01:18:10.640
Thank you to those
who have been in the Belarusian movement

948
01:18:10.720 --> 01:18:12.800
for years and decades.

949
01:18:13.400 --> 01:18:18.480
Based on yesterday's discussions
and public opinion

950
01:18:18.560 --> 01:18:24.160
I have decided to create
a joint transitional cabinet.

951
01:18:24.840 --> 01:18:29.320
I'm excited to announce the first
people who are ready to work

952
01:18:29.400 --> 01:18:33.240
and strengthen the Cabinet.
I'd like to invite them to the stage.

953
01:18:38.080 --> 01:18:44.000
I agree with today's comments
and criticisms made in the past few days.

954
01:18:44.080 --> 01:18:49.600
Both the Cabinet and our movement
in general need more female voices.

955
01:18:49.680 --> 01:18:54.240
Dear women of Belarus.
I'm counting on your initiative.

956
01:18:54.320 --> 01:18:58.400
Thanks to women
change has become possible.

957
01:19:07.640 --> 01:19:09.160
We are with you.

958
01:19:09.680 --> 01:19:11.280
We are with you.

959
01:19:35.320 --> 01:19:39.080
Today Svetlana's choice to become
a politician and defeat a dictator

960
01:19:39.160 --> 01:19:40.920
is an exception.

961
01:19:44.240 --> 01:19:45.240
But I hope

962
01:19:45.320 --> 01:19:49.080
that in the future there will be
more women politicians in Belarus.

963
01:19:54.080 --> 01:19:55.920
Svetlana. Nadezhda and Masha

964
01:19:56.000 --> 01:19:59.640
taught me to believe
that together we have strength.

965
01:20:15.040 --> 01:20:18.040
Sasha. I can't believe you're free.

966
01:20:18.120 --> 01:20:20.520
What's your weather like? Is it very cold?

967
01:20:20.600 --> 01:20:24.200
It's the same weather here.
around minus five.

968
01:20:24.280 --> 01:20:28.600
It's so good to talk about nonsense.
You can't even imagine.

969
01:20:28.680 --> 01:20:35.680
I've spend all morning talking about terms
and grounds for release.

970
01:20:36.520 --> 01:20:40.400
207's and 205's are being released.
These are thieves.

971
01:20:40.480 --> 01:20:41.480
Thieves.

972
01:20:41.560 --> 01:20:46.680
It's a new trend. Thieves get
two or three months and go home.

973
01:20:46.760 --> 01:20:51.640
meanwhile the intellectuals
go to prison for eight or ten years.

974
01:20:52.640 --> 01:20:57.800
Everyone seems to be shocked.
but the thieves are happy of course.

975
01:20:57.880 --> 01:21:00.120
Okay. go chill for now.

976
01:21:00.200 --> 01:21:01.800
I hope everything is there.

977
01:21:03.280 --> 01:21:05.000
How are you?

978
01:21:06.480 --> 01:21:08.240
Well...

979
01:21:08.320 --> 01:21:13.080
Let me figure out what is going on here.

980
01:21:13.840 --> 01:21:18.280
Nadia. does this mean
he can be here in ten days?

981
01:21:18.360 --> 01:21:23.040
Or does he need to return to jail
in ten days. for more time?

982
01:21:23.760 --> 01:21:28.920
Or he has ten days of travel ban.
and then he can go anywhere. or what?

983
01:21:29.000 --> 01:21:30.200
Yes.

984
01:21:30.280 --> 01:21:34.200
That's what we think at the moment.
But no one knows for sure.

985
01:21:35.120 --> 01:21:39.160
How is it possible that the court
passed a verdict and no one knows it yet?

986
01:21:39.800 --> 01:21:46.240
Everyone heard "three years in prison"
and there was shock.

987
01:21:46.320 --> 01:21:49.360
Then they heard "released"
and stopped listening after that.

988
01:21:49.440 --> 01:21:52.320
So no one heard what exactly was said.

989
01:21:56.480 --> 01:22:00.480
Nadia. I'm so happy for you!
You must be so relieved.

990
01:22:00.560 --> 01:22:02.280
Are you relieved?

991
01:22:02.360 --> 01:22:03.400
Not yet.

992
01:22:03.480 --> 01:22:06.400
-Why?
-I will be. once he's here.

993
01:22:13.920 --> 01:22:15.400
I can't hear anything.

994
01:22:15.480 --> 01:22:19.560
I'll call you back in two minutes
when Adelka comes out. okay?

995
01:22:20.480 --> 01:22:21.480
Okay.

996
01:22:21.560 --> 01:22:23.080
Bye.

997
01:22:28.000 --> 01:22:29.480
Where is my daughter?

998
01:22:32.600 --> 01:22:34.240
Daughter. come out.

999
01:22:48.320 --> 01:22:49.800
Daddy is free.

1000
01:22:54.800 --> 01:22:56.800
Adel. hi!

1001
01:23:08.080 --> 01:23:13.040
We'll go home. we can hardly hear you.
I'll call you from home. okay?

1002
01:23:20.680 --> 01:23:23.360
-Tanya. hello!
-Hello.

1003
01:23:24.280 --> 01:23:26.840
Seryozha is also here with us.

1004
01:23:26.920 --> 01:23:28.080
Is he home?

1005
01:23:28.160 --> 01:23:30.880
-I mean. at our home?
-Sasha is home.

1006
01:23:30.960 --> 01:23:33.720
At his home. What do you want?

1007
01:23:33.800 --> 01:23:37.280
Daddy. don't leave the house.
don't go anywhere.

1008
01:23:39.000 --> 01:23:41.600
-I don't see it.
-I mustn't leave?

1009
01:23:41.680 --> 01:23:45.400
No. Don't go to any Belarusian things.

1010
01:23:47.000 --> 01:23:49.080
You can only go to work.

1011
01:23:49.160 --> 01:23:51.080
Not even to work.

1012
01:23:51.920 --> 01:23:56.120
-Stay at home.
-My little girl is very smart.

1013
01:23:56.200 --> 01:24:00.000
I'll go to work on Monday.

1014
01:24:00.080 --> 01:24:03.440
I'll have something to eat now.
then go to the detention centre

1015
01:24:04.240 --> 01:24:09.680
to hand out parcels to my cellmates.
They will be happy to get my things.

1016
01:24:09.760 --> 01:24:14.360
Please call me back.
I can't hear anything.

1017
01:24:15.760 --> 01:24:17.840
Seryozha. why are you crying?

1018
01:24:17.920 --> 01:24:19.640
Such a relief...

1019
01:24:20.480 --> 01:24:26.400
Seryozha. why do people
sometimes cry from joy?

1020
01:24:26.480 --> 01:24:28.560
-How can it be?
-How can it be?

1021
01:24:28.640 --> 01:24:30.880
You probably can't understand.

1022
01:24:30.960 --> 01:24:34.400
Sometimes it feels so good
you just want to cry.

1023
01:24:46.200 --> 01:24:52.000
In the 2025 elections Lukashenko reported
that he won with almost 87%.

1024
01:24:53.680 --> 01:24:56.600
This time no one
took to the streets to protest.

1025
01:24:56.680 --> 01:25:03.000
like in 2020. and my country
disappeared from the international press.

1026
01:25:05.120 --> 01:25:08.080
After two years in prison
Masha was finally released.

1027
01:25:09.000 --> 01:25:13.520
but she cut off contact with me
and the opposition in general.

1028
01:25:16.040 --> 01:25:18.280
I don't blame her.

1029
01:25:18.360 --> 01:25:21.560
Perhaps the years in prison
broke her will to fight.

1030
01:25:22.080 --> 01:25:26.160
but I hope
to see her again someday.

1031
01:25:31.680 --> 01:25:36.000
Mummy. now I understand
where your fears come from.

1032
01:25:36.880 --> 01:25:40.920
but the way you taught me
to survive and protect myself

1033
01:25:41.000 --> 01:25:43.520
doesn't work for me anymore.

1034
01:25:43.600 --> 01:25:46.080
We're all made for politics.

1035
01:25:46.680 --> 01:25:51.280
and I choose to hope
that one day we'll win.

1036
01:25:52.080 --> 01:25:55.840
It's the only way
I can imagine the future with my son.

1037
01:26:00.440 --> 01:27:03.440
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