30 Jan 2008

The Intricate Story of Zmicier Zhalieznichenka

During the past months, the Belarusian public has been following something that one day might become a plot of a new Hollywood conspiracy action movie. The story of Zmicier Zhaleznichenka, a student expelled twice, does not fail to surprise.

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17 Dec 2007

Expelled Students Start Winning

There is a new trend in Belarusian political scandals. Mainly, the news of expelled students are followed by the news of them winning courts or being reinstated at universities. At the beginning of December there were two main student disputes against their universities, both ending in a more or less positively way.

We already wrote about Zmicier Zhalieznichenka, who got expelled from Homel State University (HSU) for being arrested due to his political activities. After his claim to the Homel city court about unlawful activities of HSU was declined, he continued his struggle and sent a claim to the next level of the Belarusian court system. Continue reading…


16 Sep 2007

“Lenin Also Was a Good Student, But He Was Expelled Anyway”…

A story about another student expelled have become nothing more than a weekly routine in Belarus. Today’s post will touch on the story of another expelled student – Zmicer Zhaleznichenka and on the meeting of the Belarusian students in exile to be held in Vilnius in October.

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