Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | broadsheet |
Founded | 1995 |
Political alignment | opposition to Alexander Lukashenko |
Language | Belarusian, Russian |
Headquarters | 34a Engelsa str., Minsk, Belarus |
Circulation | 55,000 |
Website | www |
Narodnaja Volya (Belarusian and Russian: Наро́дная во́ля; Belarusian pronunciation: [naˈrodnaja ˈvolʲa]; English: "The People's Will") is an independent opposition newspaper founded by Iosif Siaredzich .[1]
Since its launch, it was opposed to the Alexander Lukashenko regime and served as a tribune for critics of the government. For that reason, Narodnaja Volya was always harassed by authorities, survived several closures and numerous huge fines.[2][3] The journalists received death threats, were arrested and questioned by the police and KGB.[4][5][6][7]
Through the years such prominent persons as oppositionist Andrei Sannikov,[8] journalists Ivan Makalovich ,[9] and Alyaksandr Feduta,[10] writer Semen Bukchin,[11] professor Vyacheslav Orgish,[12] oppositionist Anatol Labiedzka,[13][14] and future advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak were among Narodnaja Volya's authors.[15]
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