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August 14, 2020

Belarus’ tech sector pushes for radical change

Belarus' startup founders say that unless there is political change, the country’s successful tech industry will be stifled.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

"I have no mouth but I must scream" by abrinsky is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

“We are scared. From my window I have heard explosions and shots fired. And it has been really difficult as I work for an IT company providing 24/7 IT support to customers, trying to do that with no internet access for the last two days,” says Petr (not his real name), a young Minsk-based IT sector employee.

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