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• I will stay as long as Lukasjenko

  I asked an activist from Civil Forum if he wasn't thinking of leaving Belarus . His answer was that he would not leave until Lukasjenko was no longer in power. Such courage and fighting spirit is needed to fight the last dictatorship in Europe. This Read More... Posted Friday, August 24, 2007 12:22 PM by Danwen | 0 Comments Filed under: daniel wennick

• Georgian wine in St Petersburg

  Amanda Lövkvist (SILC), Johan Chytraeus (LUF) and I arrived in St Petersburg right after Victory Day and when the conflict with Estonia over moving the Bronze soldier had started to calm down. Kostya and Sasja from Yabloko Youth picked us up at the Read More... Posted Sunday, May 13, 2007 5:24 PM by Danwen | 0 Comments Filed under: daniel wennick, Yabloko, Russia

• Budapest 1987 and now

  The first time I went to Budapest was in 1987. Things were a lot different then. I was only eight years old but I remember some parts of this trip vividly. I remember the strict border control that took forever and ever, the crowds standing around staring Read More... Posted Friday, May 04, 2007 2:46 PM by Danwen | 0 Comments Filed under: daniel wennick, New Generation, post-totalitarian states

• The poor state of Russia

  After this weekend’s arrests of hundreds of peaceful oppositional activists in Moscow and St Petersburg, among them members of Yabloko Youth, we get yet another reminder of the lack of freedom in Russia. President Putin is tightening his grip firmly. Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:18 AM by Danwen | 0 Comments Filed under: daniel wennick, Yabloko, Russia, Putin

• You vote I decide

  The global community constantly needs to be reminded of the grave situation in Belarus. But above all, Lukasjenko needs to be reminded that the world is keeping their eyes on his repressive regime. I just got back from a short visit to Prague where I Read More... Posted Friday, April 06, 2007 12:49 PM by Danwen | 0 Comments Filed under: daniel wennick

• Arrested in Castro’s Cuba

  When I was asked about going to Cuba to meet the opposition I got excited, yet a bit scared. Some of my friends got a bit envious because of the nice and warm weather in Cuba. My father, on the other hand, didn’t want me to go since he thought that Read More... Posted Sunday, February 25, 2007 4:44 PM by Danwen | 0 Comments Filed under: daniel wennick