Name: 2 October: The Information War - Belarus: The Revolution Chronicles
Uploaded: 2020-10-23T16:42:27.000+02:00
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Description: ARTE's correspondent Kseniya Halubovich reports direct from the streets of Minsk, where the demonstrators are protesting against strongman Alexander Lukashenko. In this episode, she investigates whether the demonstrations really only involve young people, as the Belarusian government claims.

2. Oktober: Auch die Alten demonstrieren

Wojna informacyjna

2 October: The Information War

Bielorussia: cronaca di una Rivoluzione

2 octobre : une guerre de l'information

2 de octubre: La guerra de la información

ARTE's correspondent Kseniya Halubovich reports direct from the streets of Minsk, where the demonstrators are protesting against strongman Alexander Lukashenko. In this episode, she investigates whether the demonstrations really only involve young people, as the Belarusian government claims.

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Our correspondent investigates whether the demonstrations really only involve young people, as the Belarusian government claims

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