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The presence of Belarusian language is vividly vanishing,
This is a chance to, for example, listen to Belarusian every day, to read in Belarusian every day. And, of course, to feel that the language is not dead,
It’s a strategic move to preserve the language, to preserve the culture, which is being actively attacked,
said Natalia Belikova, head of international cooperation at Press Club Belarus in Poland’s capital Warsaw Only media like us, who are working from exile right now, can give some truthful information about the political situation. No one inside can do this,
Formally, it’s safe. It’s OK to speak Belarusian in Belarus. But in practice, well, it’s not safe,
Pavel Sviardlou, editor-in-chief of European Radio for Belarus, told VOA from Warsaw If we lose our culture, our language, we really will be a part of Russia,
she told VOA from Austria They don’t even try to work in Belarusian because they understand that no one will listen to them,