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I knew that one step to the right, one
step to the left and I would be expelled from the university
Belarusian student
PREFACE: ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
BACKGROUND
Educational Structure
The November 1996
Referendum
Demonstrations
Belarus and the
International Community
REVIVING SOVIET HISTORY
Obstructing Research
The State-controlled
Press as a Medium of Intimidation
Censorship
INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS
Rectors Appointed
by Presidential Decree
The Belarusian Patriotic
Union of Youth
STUDENTS
Student Clubs
Student Newspapers
Links between Universities
and Law Enforcement Agencies
Arbitrary Expulsions
Threats of Expulsion
and Repression against Politically Active Students
LECTURERS
Politically Motivated
Dismissals
Political Harassment
OBSTRUCTION OF PRIVATE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Private Universities
Private Initiatives