In this episode of The Perspective Pod our hosts Yohann and Natalie interviewed Alena Minchenia, a Lecturer and Doctoral student at the Central and Eastern European studies department at Lund University. This interview was a part of our semester’s theme of “Women, Peace and Security” so keep an eye out for more of the episodes in this series. Alena comes from Belarus and has a Master’s degree in Gender Studies from the Central European University in Budapest and an MA in Cultural Studies from the European Humanities University in Minsk. In the interview, Alena discusses the current state of women’s rights in Belarus, her experiences with the 2020 protests, and the surprising recent emergence of women leaders in Belarus.

Produced by Elliott Gunnell

Edited by Yohann Pavaux

Hosted by Natalie de Souza and Yohann Pavaux

Music in today's show was: "Magic Escape Room", “Cold Funk”, and "Chillin Hard" by Kevin MacLeod available at: incompetech.com

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