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Alena Leuchanka To Belarusians: Brightest Stars Shine Even In Darkest Nights

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Alena Leuchanka To Belarusians: Brightest Stars Shine Even In Darkest Nights
Alena Leuchanka
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Unity helps us to move on - to victory.

The famous basketball player Alena Leuchanka has written on Facebook an insightful post about the situation in Belarus:

- We do not want to be North Korea! For a long time many people, including our famous athletes, like to use often the slogan "I am for peace".

I wonder: what kind of peace are you for? For the one like in North Korea? There is also "peace" there. Or for the one, when human rights are not violated, when there is freedom of speech and opinion?

There is no real "peace" in our country for a long time. It's been 93 days since the elections, and to say "for peace" merely to check it off the list - it doesn't work like that anymore. It's time to call things by their proper names. It's time to be honest at least with yourself.

We aspire to a country where we have the right to be different, and for this we will not be punished, threatened, beaten or imprisoned. So let it be a different opinion, but a clear, straightforward and understandable one - your own personal one, not some antiseptic amorphous "peace". Because when you play games, wear two hats, say nothing without telling - you are lying. Or maybe just the specifics imply responsibility for your words?

And to my Belarusians, who clearly understand and know what kind of peace they aspire to, who every day, despite the pressure, go out "to walk" and take risks, chip in money, help, strike, run at full blast, I want to say: you are real heroes, you inspire! In life, as in a game, there are ups and downs, but there are the Power, the Will, the Spirit and the Unity, which are present in each of us today and in the most difficult moments help to move on - to victory.

Never believe your fears - they do not know your strength!

You will never know how strong you are, while being strong is your only choice! Remember, the brightest stars, my extraordinary Belarusians, shine in the darkest nights.

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