Multclub a series of satirical cartoons on current Belarusian issues created by The Third Way community.[1][2] It was founded in 2004 by Pavel Marozau, Aleh Minich, and Andrei Abozau.[3]
History of the project
editIn 2005 Marozau and Abozau was charged with slandering the president of the Republic of Belarus according to article 367 of the Criminal Code. The article provides for a jail term of two to four years. The cause for the charges was the production of a Multclub satirical animation about current Belarusian issues in which several characters resembled Alexander Lukashenko and his confidants. Thanks to assistance from international community and press, they avoided arrest, but had to apply for political asylum in Estonia.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Flucht vor dem Zorn des Diktators". Der Standard. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ ""Вести.net": мультик как оружие оппозиции". TRK Irkutsk. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Белорусский диссидент живет в Эстонии". Postimees. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ Goehring, Jeannette (2007). Nations in Transit 2007: Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 151. ISBN 9780932088260.
- ^ "В Твери милиция "по ошибке" задержала белорусского мультипликатора, обвиненного в клевете на Лукашенко". NEWSru. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2012.