I like it when the guy in the nightclub says 'Holiday? Are you out of your f*cking mind? ' lol

I am British, I have been to Minsk many times. If you start political agitation etc then yes you will get into trouble. Apart from that it is a totally normal city , as a tourist you won't be bothered. The Belarusian people are some of the kindest I have ever met. Minsk as well is a fantastic city to visit.

Earlier this year Daria Losik was sentenced to two years in prison

8:27 - "But it is impossible to know, if the network is monitored." Not just in Belarus. Everywhere in the world.

Its hilarious that some guy with five or six different accounts is running around the comments section trying to tell everybody he moved to Belarus from America a couple months ago and its the absolute best place he has ever been. That Lukashenko is such a baller and that as long as you arent "looking for trouble" no one in Belarus ever gets into trouble there! Absolute genius this one is!

Documentaries like this one is a grim reminder that freedom and democracy are fragile and should never be taken for granted and be protected at all cost!

Imagine getting threatened by a mere child.

I know people who gi on holiday to Belarus every summer. They enjoy it. It's spotless and very safe.

08:07 says that 'like in any police state the owner needs to take a picture of the passport' which is probably true in context of Belarus today, but never the less, taking picture of passports as a part of the check-in process, specially in private apartments are normal and common throughout European Union

4:12 cant help but notice that on the keyring :D

11:38 i love how the tour guide sounds like Pingu’s mother.

Lukashenko is Dr Phil with a hard “sharpen” edit.

I commend you French journalists for such bravery and commitment in doing this risky risky job. God Bless You guys.Much love from Kenya.

Perhaps one of the best documentaries I have seen in years. The tension felt by these brave folks was powerfully palpable. Bravo!!

I was born in Belarus, not sure when I can actually go back for a visit.

To be neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. Desmond Tutu

RIP Darya. Good job keeping her identity safe.

Those Belarusian youth were listening to Nirvana's album "Smells like teen spirit". This is really great access. Great video!

I grew up in Kharkiv, Ukraine. My best friend in school had a Belarusian mother and a Ukrainian dad. Her parents got divorced and eventually in 2013 the mom took her to Belarus to live with the grandmother. My parents tried to talk them out of it because the writing was on the wall about lukashenko, but they didn't listen. We kept in touch over the years. She got a visit from the police in April 2022 for liking my posts on Instagram about the war and sending messages to me. We have agreed to speak in Telegram only in a chat that wipes out all messages every 24 hours. It's truly bizarre there. Correction for you: "the defender of the motherland" holiday is on February 23rd. Not 24th. So I have no idea why you made this connection to the invasion.

Can't wait to see: Inside Ukraine: US Puppet Proxy | Documentary

This is what i call a good journalism

Interesting yet somewhat disturbing report. Overall, nicely done but I have real concerns about the health and welfare of Darla and her family. While I recognize her bravery for speaking out against the president and meeting with the journalists, I suspect this documentary made its way to the Belarusian KGB. I would really like to know what became of her.

whats that saying: "power has the ability to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely

"supermarkets designed for upper - middle class, most of people avoid them" it is lie.

Freedom and democracy must never be taken as granted. Yes democracy has its own shortcomings, but it is thousands times better than autocratic communist and socialist.

This was an excellent documentary!!, Merci.

Freedom for our Belarusian Brothers

Bravo DARIA, YOU ARE the HERO

Belarus deserves freedom and democracy. My deepest respect to all those fighting for freedom throughout the globe 🌎 🙏❤️

This was very well done. I appreciate what you went through to bring this video to us all. From the USA, thanks.

Great video. Thank you

How Belarus is "one of the most isolated countries" when its open to the citizens of 74 countries visa free?

Thank you very much for this report. All who love freedom and democracy should stand with the people of Belarus against dictatorship.

Nice documentary and proud of you, thanks

5:03 : "Even 4 years old children are not safe from the barbarity of the KGB" : What a hell a 4 years old kid is doing on a political demonstration in the street?.

Belarus is a beautiful, hospitable and humble country. Much more humble than both Ukraine or Russia. It is a huge pity they are being involved in this horrible war.

Lukashenka's head was firmly occupied with the idea that everything can be fixed by the most severe orders, tearing off skins, unscrewing heads, and similar to medieval practice. That's exactly what he says on state TV channels.

Please No its not closed Many countries citizens can enter freely as tourists

In short: Puppet of USA = good, Puppet of Russia = bad. 😂

Why do i feel like this is a reupload again. Why no new content?

Thanks 👍😊

Little did they know that "White Russia" means "Belarus"

I was a student in Grodno Belarus and I would love to say that a lot of the bad things that have been said about Belarus are not actually true. the people are friendly, food is cheap compared to other EU countries, movement is free and not monitored as being speculated, the only minus is the leadership and in recent times there have been major modernization of the major cities like Minsk, Grodno, vitebsk, mogilev and others and the country is now more open to tourists than before.

Lived there till I've turned 16. Besides rampant alcohol abuse it was peaceful. Police were a rare sight and crime was nearly non-existent.

Hard to complain about my country after watching this

21:20 this guy seems smart lol. Immediately recognizes the absurdity of a Frenchman vacationing to Belarus in 2022 and knows he's not telling the truth

RESPECT FOR THIS DOCUMENTRY ~#SCOTLAND

I am Polish. We have many political refugees from Belarus in our country. We even have a TV program runned by the Belarusian opposition. I think its called Biełsat. The antennas are located near the border to give the Belarusians an opportunity to watch free worlds TV. It's dangerous but many Belarusians watch it to confront their media with the free media from europe. It's the same situation like West and East Germany during the cold war.

Well foreigners are required to check their passport’s in reception in every motel/hotel in Poland during 90’s . I don’t know if that practice is still required after 2002 and now in 2023. Since I came to United States in 2002 not long after 9/11 terrorist attack.

The french always make great documentaries... Bien joué 👍

It's a nightmare when a psychopath is having total control over the country.

Tell us also about Afghanistan, Syria, Libya and Iraq what a fake world we live in

All i see its a beautiful country, i don't see any opression, i see a country that still has good moral value

It’s like watching a documentary about Venezuela. Opposite countries geographically, with no culture similarities except for one thing: Similar if not the same regime.

Belarus looks beautiful

и за таких журналистов которые в наглую врут у нас и вражда (такого бреда живя 30 лет в Беларуси я не где не слышал кроме как от ваших СМИ)

Some corrections/extra context: 8:10 - I don't think asking for document photos is a sign of a "police state" 9:20 - Yevroopt is not an upper middle class grocery store. I'm pretty sure most urban residents shop in stores like Yevroopt 11:40, 28:35 - Secret services won't follow or arrest you if you're not of interest to them 13:25 - It was the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 14:04 - It's the Republic of Belarus, founded in 1991 17:00 - Seems like this was filmed in Lithuania, which wasn't mentioned 19:35 - He's talking about the 2020 election, not the previous ones 33:55 - Exactly, Putin cannot replace Lukashenko. So not really a puppet regime, just a weaker ally 40:22, 50:43 - Belarus usually jails its own citizens. Haven't heard of a Belarusian Brittney Griner. But you never know

How can a country be totally cut off from the western world like u say but there are still companies like KFC, macdonalds, Dominos Pizza, Hilton Hotels, Marriott Hotels?

Great documentary. Credit to those who risked it all to put it together.

is this a repost? I feel like I've already seen it

This is amazing

Lukashenko is a cruel tyrant, but it is the Belarusian police maintaining him with Russia as back up. Belarusian cruelty to their fellow countrymen 😢. Like East German border guards.

Belarus might have a problem 🤔 Poland 🇵🇱 might have something to say about it 😊

My unrealistic mind was waiting for someone to tackle putin in that hockey game 😂

Lukashenko's derogatory nickname in former soviet republics is " The farmer" or " Kolkhoznik

A Tyrant's power is your complacency. When you act, you take their power from them. Unfortunately history shows us that freedom has always come at a cost, you must be willing to become a martyr, for your blood will further feul the fire of rebellion.

I watch a lot of documentaries, and this was one of the best.

The people all seem so nice and especially at the bar. This is sad to see that they are so afraid and they know they at root are free people but yet can't feel 101% of that freedom. It makes me feel good that human kind knows right from wrong and I really hope for the best interest of the Belarusian and Ukrainian people.

Nobody is allowed into the country but we posed as foreign tourist! 🙄

good chance if anyone found out they were journalists they wouldn't tell authorities. Most people in Belarus don't support the current regime.

Apparently asking someone for a lighter and telling someone you're a tourist is political talk.

If Belarus gets involved with boots on the ground in Ukraine, then NATO has no reason not to do the same

Where was the prison scene filmed?

Indeed amazing documentary . I traveled those Eastern Europe 1979 did face KGB only questions They ask me pass port . Look at my passport. Ok fine. No matter what part Eastern Europe you travel u are suspicious in the beginning I also visited Belarus did not face any major issues . But minor local language

Excellent documentary-thank you!

Balls of steel on the journalists!

I have been more afraid on the "french" streets than on those of Eastern Europe.

Streets are clean, hotels are good, ID check is everywhere in the world in hotels, I don't understand... Why they are putting up a grim picture. And there is KFC

All the best to the Belarussian people, you will prevail. I would like to visit, last year I wanted to go but thought EU civilians could not get a visa. But according to this documentary it is possible, although not via a direct flight?

Nobody is "oppressing the Belarusian youth and forcing them to live in fear"

Turn the sound off...then it's watchable.

i am as mad as hell and are not going to take it any more !!

I would recommend you to make a documentary about "inside Romania a puppet for USA" as a Romanian who lives among villages that still do not have a toilet in the house and the standard of living is medieval but we contribute to armaments and war for our masters

Bravo Belarus, stay strong, defend your country against any coloured revolution attempt from the west. Happy New Year. Greetings from Switzerland

Why can't I save this video to watch later?

3:26 according to the information of well-known Belarusian opposition politicians, this is a KGB agent, under the pseudonym - Raymond.

What a great documentary.

Waiting for the video titled ‘Ukraine: Inside CIA’s puppet regime!’

Stalin’s pictures 😂 just imagine if Germany had erected Hitler’s pictures and swastika flags

Great documentary, thank you

People put up the United States as being the leader of the free world, yet Belarus doesn't seem that different from my perspective. The US has more caged citizens per capita than any other in the world. I moved to New Hampshire to partake in peaceful activism (part of a migration to change government somewhere, so we can have a place that is actually free) and am part of the Free State Project migration. I'm in opposition to the use of violence by the state against peaceful people (anti-drug laws, anti-licensing, anti-copyright, pro free market, against taxation, etc). The government including the feds have been arresting me (to a lesser degree) and my friends and throwing us in cages for over a decade now without much in the way if any genuine justification too. It's really not that different in the US, but you may not realize it until you become a nuisance to the powers that be. In a recent case they tried to claim some kind of fraud against six of my friends- even though there was no fraud committed by the accused and those accused followed the law and the advice of lawyers during their brazen daring to sell cryptocurrency. While the risk to activists overall is pretty low it's mostly because there are so many people who have moved and continue to move, but that hasn't stopped the feds from surveilling us for over a decade and trying to take out particular prominent activists. They've spent millions of dollars on just one recent 5 year investigation of six individuals for effectively selling cryptocurrency. Humorously the feds tried to claim that the KYC (know your customer) activities and calling customers (getting drivers licenses) was somehow evidence of law breaking. The evidence introduced actually showed these individuals did KYC more thoroughly than even the banks and the governments expert witness. The IRS agent even said that the church may not owe ANYTHING tax wise at one point. The judge at another point suggested that the prosecutor should charge the main guy with a sex crime even though the prosecutor said there was no evidence of a sex crime! With the implied point by the judge that they can just let the mob string an innocent man up from a tree. So.. no, the US isn't the free country you think it is- you just haven't been a threat to the state and thus no one has bothered you. That doesn't make you free. This is no different than someone in Belarus- in that- if you don't misbehave the dictator won't (for the most part) bother you either. And the humorous thing here is the complaint about taxes being high are true for Americans too! So the libertarians literally have one of the same major complaints that the Belarus folks in the documentary have. In the Crypto6 case the FBI tried taking out a major activist Ian Freeman on 2 prior occasions prior to the 2021 FBI arrest. One was in 2012 via the arrest of a Free Talk Live co-host and fellow activist. The FBI arrested Rich Paul over small time weed dealing, but they don't care about that, they don't even do weed, that's the DEA and local cops, really local cops job. They had him arrested so that they could intimidate him into becoming an informant and wear a wire into the Keene activist center (as if we were doing something illegal, and no, no one ever was, it was protesting, organizing, etc). He refused and went to trial instead. He spent a year in a cage, but was threatened with 99+ years in a cage if he refused to become an informant. In 2016 the FBI raided Free Talk Live two weeks after a co-host criticized the FBI for distributing child porn while also having said for decades distribution hurts children. It may, but then the FBI was hurting children. The feds reacted violently raiding the studio two weeks later under the guise that somehow the main man behind the show was involved in child sex crimes even though they lied to get the warrant (and got computers back, which is evidence no download of child porn occurred because they won't return something that is a crime to posses even if you aren't charged/convicted!), no arrests were made, and 7 years later they simply switched to an attack vector that would sound more plausible. What they thought was they could take out Free Talk Live by implying that the shows founder was a pedophile- effectively slandering his good name by fraud. From about 2016 to 2021 Ian and through the Shire Free Church (which was founded long before crypto sales) sold crypto for charity. Despite that selling crypto immediately following an FBI raid isn't something you do lightly. The Shire Free Church got lawyers involved and made sure to do everything by the book including something called KYC- or know your customer. During the trial the FBI's expert on KYC even admitted that the church did more KYC, aka called customers to reduce the risk of victims of third party scammers taking advantage, got drivers licenses, etc. The governments own victims (of third parties) who were witnesses in the case even stated that the banks who were a party involved in the purchase of crypto (they were used to send money to buy crypto) never called any of the victims and yet every witness testified that Ian Freeman and the church had called to verify that the purchaser knew what they were purchasing and wasn't being defrauded by a third party scammer. The 2016 raid was clearly done to send a message and undermine the largest nationally syndicated libertarian radio show called Free Talk Live (it's on ~200 radio stations). Some of us libertarian activists in New Hampshire have been under survalance, have been followed, recorded, and targeted for over a decade now. You'd think we were some sort of violent white supremacist group or something (the enemy and feds have actually tried to claim that too both in speeches and in court despite there being no truth to it, but it looks good if they can make it sound like you are somehow connected to violent people, but in reality what actual libertarians believe (as opposed to people in politics, particularly at the national level which may or may not be actual libertarians) is more of a philosophy of pacifism and we advocate against the use of violence outside of self-defense including government violence, so if there is not a violent act you can't use violence to achieve your social, political, sexual, or financial goals, etc, yet that is what the government does and those involved every day, and what the democrats, greens, socialists, republicans, right-wing nut jobs, etc do, they think they can justify violence through their intended objectives which may be good, if not for the use of law to achieve them). NBC actually released a documentary on the Free State Project recently. One of the 12 part series is an episode on the Crypto6 case above I described. See Ep 10 if you want the most interesting episode of the series. It's on the Crypto6, aka six folks were arrested for selling crypto, and is at nbcboston.com/freestate

Thanks for these.

Insanely good documentary! Brave journalists too my respects 👏

When are you releasing "Inside NATO: Biden's Puppet Regime", I would love to see this documentary.

I feel like every cycle war happens well better to enjoy the remaining peace you have before getting drafted

🌍🔥🙌 "The pursuit of freedom and democracy is an admirable endeavor that should be supported worldwide. It is crucial to stand in solidarity with the people of Belarus and all those who are fighting for their fundamental rights. By shedding light on the struggles and aspirations of these individuals, we can raise awareness and contribute to the global conversation on human rights and democracy. Let's continue to advocate for a world where freedom reigns and all people can live with dignity and liberty."

We in Croatia have absolutely learned in the last 30 years what American and Western democracy is - we literally have nothing left, right down to the last factory, our agricultural land, factories, sea coast...everything!!! Everything is in the hands of Anglo-Saxon and Jewish corporations.

Maybe you could produce a documentary "Inside Britain......Puppets of the United States"

Fascinating place without corruption, they have a peaceful life.

Svetlana(T.) for Lithuanian people cost 35000 euro every month. Just incase if they forgot to mention.