Belarus 2020: A Chronicle of Truth

August 9, 2025 marks five years since the presidential election in Belarus - an event that sparked the largest revolution in the country’s modern history.

The 2020 campaign was supposed to be just another one - the sixth in a row, with a predictable scenario and a preordained result. But this time, everything turned out differently.

Two months after the protests began, the Belarus Women’s Foundation was founded - an organization that still: documents crimes against women who ended up behind bars, provides psychological and legal support, reminds all of us and the international community: in today’s Belarus, anyone who dares to speak out can be arrested.

Valery Tsepkalo, a participant in the presidential campaign, has begun publishing a chronicle of those events:

Valery Tsepkalo on X: "On the eve of the 5th anniversary of the Belarusian Revolution, I begin publishing the most comprehensive, firsthand, and truthful chronicle of 2020 - as seen by its organizer and active participant. Before it’s erased, falsified, or sent into oblivion. / X

"As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Belarusian revolution, I begin publishing the most complete and authentic chronicle of 2020 - as I saw it and personally lived through it as one of the organizers and active participants in those historic days. It is a story of hope, dignity, and mutual trust - but also of pain and betrayal. And yet, it is also a story of hope that continues to live on, despite everything. Read and follow the updates. This chronicle will be published daily." https://t.me/valerytsepkalo/7793

This is an insider’s perspective - about hope and resistance, courage and betrayal.

We’ll be sharing these materials - because it’s important to remember.

And it’s important to tell the truth.

21.07.25: Belarus. The 2020 Revolution: From Hope to Betrayal (1)

22.07.25: Belarus 2020: People's Awakening (2)

23.07.25: Belarus 2020. Manifesto for a New Belarus (3)

24.07.25: Belarus 2020: Defying the Regime: Our Battle for Elections (4)

25.07.25: Belarus 2020: The Story of a Revolution Told Without Words (5)

29.07.25: Belarus 2020: The Queue as a Form of Protest (6)

30.07.25: Belarus 2020: Defiance Alone (7)

31.07.25: Belarus 2020: How Lukashenko Found His Perfect Opponent (8)

02.08.25: Belarus 2020: The Outstretched Hand of History (9)