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What’s Wrong With Lukashenka: a movie screening

Welcome to the first of social-educational events series called “Inconvenient Films: Discussion Club”. The event is called “What’s wrong with Lukashenka?” and is dedicated to discuss the human rights situation in Belarus, especially in relation to the recent events during and after the Presidential elections. Therefore, we will screen documentary film called “The Kingdom of the Dead Mice” (2009, 88 min., director Viktar Dashuk).
Afterwards we will have a discussion with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belarusian Human Rights House, Belarus Watch, Eastern Europe Studies Centre and actual participants of demonstrations that took place in Minks on 19th December, 2010. The discussion will be held in English.

Published: February 22, 2011

When: Monday, 28. February 2011 19.00
To: Monday, 28. February 2011
Where: Vilnius, Skalvija Cinema, Goštauto 2/15
Host: Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights, Belarusian Humans Rights House in Vilnius and Belarus Watch
Contact: (nerijus@lchr.lt / 8 (5) 262 88 58)
More info: www.nepatoguskinas.lt/lt/2011

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