Gespräch mit Lesung: Wenn du durch die Hölle gehst - Zeugnisse inhaftierter Frauen in Belarus

In the organizer's words:

This is not the first time that state repression against its own population and systematic human rights violations have caused thousands of people to flee their homes. In Belarus, however, repression has reached a level that would no longer have been thought possible in a European country. More than 1,400 political prisoners, heavy sentences for obviously fabricated charges, prison conditions that can only be described as torture - this is how the regime of dictator Alexander Lukashenko has been trying to hold on to power since the mass demonstrations against the rigged election in August 2020.

Eight women in Belarus' prisons - including the musician Maria Kalesnikava - represent thousands of political prisoners in the country. The anthology "Wenn du durch die Hölle gehst, dann geh weiter", published by edition.fotoTAPETA, brings together testimonies from women in prison. They talk about everyday life and the violence behind bars, about resistance and their hopes for a democratic future.

Program

Welcome

Andreas Kossert, Research Associate, Documentation Center Flight, Expulsion, Reconciliation
Andreas Rostek, Publisher, edition.fotoTAPETA

Discussion

Cordelia Dvorák, filmmaker and editor
Ingo Petz, publicist, internet platform dekoder.org
Moderation: Andreas Rostek, publisher, edition.fotoTAPETA

Reading

Dagmar Engel, edition.fotoTAPETA

Free admission

An event in cooperation with dekoder.org, edition.fotoTAPETA and the Goethe-Institut e.V.

Price information: Please register for the event.