Partisans. Journalists in Łukašenka’s line of fire / Arleta Bojke, Michał Potocki

„Partisans. Journalists in Łukašenka’s line of fire” is a collection of 20 reportages written by 29 journalists. On over 300 pages, they present stories of, e.g., Raman Pratasiewicz, Sciapan Puciła, thanks to whom Belarusians coming from each corner of their homeland had presented what was happening in Belarus after the recent elections. It is stories of Kaciaryna Andrejewa and Darja Czulcowa who reported anti-Lukashenka protests from the scene, knowing that because of it they will end up in a prison. It is a story of a Belarusian Press Club, Julija Słucka, and her letters after being imprisoned for six months which drastically revealthe system’s dehumanisation. It is a story of Natalia Radzina who for ten years dreams about coming back to Belarus or Iosif Siaredicz, who knows Lukashenka like nobody else. Finally, it is a story of Andrzej Poczobut who survived COVID-19 behind the bars, and his family was not receiving his letters for weeks. Letters, that are the only possibility of contact with him. Belarusian journalists speak shortly: the most important is not to forget us. However, it is also about them, so they would not have to forget about doing their job and freedom.

Introduction

Invisibility Cloaks needed, and why this book is necessary
Arleta Bojke
Preface
Freedom Thieves
Jarosław Włodarczyk
Prelude
How Łukašenka lost social obedience
Michał Potocki
You mustn’t become attached to anything
Maria Przełomiec
Shame
Marysia Ciupka, Wojciech Przybylski
Robin Hood from Minsk
Maciej Jastrzębski
Survival Packs
Justyna Prus

Polonaise at the Station

Joanna Łada, Sandra Meunier

Flowers from Kamarouki

Radosław Korzycki

The Power of Composure

Piotr Pogorzelski

Shooting on Korona

Wiktoria Bieliaszyn

Shutter Sound

Bianka Zalewska, Ewa Raczyńska

But will Saša come out?

Katarzyna Kopeć-Ziemczyk, Piotr Drabik

Days and Nights on the Bunks (nary)

Piotr Kościński

At the corner of Dzierżyński and September 17 streets

Zbigniew Rokita

Next Generation

Magdalena Karpińska, Wojciech Jakóbik

A Diploma from a Cosmonaut

Arleta Bojke

Belarusian Matrix

Michał J. Owerczuk

Nestor of Belarusian Journalism

Mariusz Kowalczyk, Michał Potocki

The First of the Partisans

Anna Łabuszewska

Sentence at the Sawmill

Adrian Bąk, Michał Tracz

Life will return here someday

Anna Hałas-Michalska, Grzegorz Sajór

Faith, Hope, Love

Adam Zawadzki, Monika Maciejewska

Action Partners

Index of Persons