Jezebel: Belarus

Belarus' Feminist Protesters Kidnapped, Stripped, & Beaten By KGB

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:50:00 EST

Despite the Time Person of the Year-certified rise of "the protester," recently we've seen multiple instances of female demonstrators being stripped and harassed, from a "Tent Monster" at Occupy Melbourne to the women whose clothes were ripped off by soldiers in Cairo. The women of the Ukrainian group Femen are famous for removing their shirts to draw attention to their protests against sexism, sex trafficking, and a variety of other issues, but now the group says that three of its members were kidnapped, stripped, beaten, and nearly killed by members of the KGB in Belarus. More »

Good God, Fall Is Pretty.

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:39:00 EDT

[Belarus, October 11: A woman plays with leaves in a park on an autumn day. Image via AP.]

Summer Heat Gets Watered Down In Minsk Fountain

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:10:00 EDT

[Minsk, July 23. Girls try to cool themselves in a fountain in Belarus. A heat wave hit the city with temperatures going higher than 30C (86 F). Image via AP]

In Belarus, The Best Way To Keep Cool

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:43:00 EDT

[Minsk, July 15. A woman enjoys cooling off in the water-jets of a waterfall in Minsk, Belarus. A heat wave hit the city with temperatures going higher than 30C (86 F). Image via AP]

Destination Maternity

Anna Holmes — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:10:00 EST

[Minsk, March 8. Image via Getty]

Windy City

Anna Holmes — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:10:00 EST

[Minsk, November 30. Image via Getty]

Happy Hump Day

Anna Holmes — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:50:00 EDT

[Minsk, October 20. Image via Getty]

Up, Up And Away

Anna Holmes — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Minsk, October 13. Image via Getty]

Laker Girls

Anna Holmes — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Turov, Belarus; July 6. Image via Getty]

Something Borrowed, Something Hue

Anna Holmes — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Ozertso, Belarus; June 21. Image via Getty]

Hair-Raising Adventure

Anna Holmes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:10:00 EDT

[Minsk, June 19. Image via Getty]

Doing The Whirly-Jig

Anna Holmes — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Minsk, May 9. Image via Getty]

Ba-Hawk Obama? Please God Just End This Campaign Already...

Moe — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:40:00 EST

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Wyoming caucus tomorrow! Obama is expected to win. Because it's the home state of his distant cousin Dick Cheney? Nah, but I thought I'd use this bizarre picture anyway. [AP, Rolling Stone]