How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Alsa Saal
00:13
On August 12, 2020,
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ื‘ 12 ื‘ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜, 2020,
00:15
two groups of girls went out to protest in Minsk,
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ืฉืชื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื™ืฆืื• ืœื”ืคื’ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžื™ื ืกืง,
00:19
the capital city of Belarus.
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ืขื™ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืœืืจื•ืก,
00:21
They put on white clothes
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ื”ืŸ ืœื‘ืฉื• ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื
00:23
and went barefoot out into the street.
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ื•ื™ืฆืื• ื™ื—ืคื•ืช ืœืจื—ื•ื‘.
00:26
In the morning,
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ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ,
00:28
some went to Komarovskiy Market in the center of town.
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืŸ ื™ืฆืื• ืœืฉื•ืง ืงื•ืžืจื•ื‘ืกืงื™ ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืขื™ืจ.
00:31
Later that day,
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ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื,
00:32
the other group gathered with flowers
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ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ืื—ืจืช ื”ืชืืกืคื” ืขื ืคืจื—ื™ื
00:35
at the eternal flame under the victory monument.
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ื‘ืืฉ ื”ืชืžื™ื“ ืชื—ืช ืื ื“ืจื˜ืช ื”ื ื™ืฆื—ื•ืŸ.
00:38
They stood together holding hands,
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ื”ื ืขืžื“ื• ื™ื—ื“ ื•ื”ื—ื–ื™ืงื• ื™ื“ื™ื™ื,
00:41
and they started to sing the Belarusian lullaby,
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ื•ื”ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืฉื™ืจ ืฉื™ืจ ืขืจืฉ ื‘ืœืืจื•ืกื™,
00:44
waiting for the police cars to arrive.
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ืžื—ื›ื•ืช ืœื ื™ื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืฉื™ื’ื™ืขื•.
00:48
They knew the police would pick them up just like that:
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ื”ื ื™ื“ืขื• ืฉื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืชืขืฆื•ืจ ืื•ืชืŸ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื›ืš:
00:52
barefoot with flowers in their hands,
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ื™ื—ืคื•ืช ืขื ืคืจื—ื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื”ืŸ,
00:55
that they would take them to the police station,
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ืฉื”ื ื™ืงื—ื• ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืชื—ื ืช ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื”,
00:58
beat them up and try to humiliate them.
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ื™ื›ื• ืื•ืชืŸ ื•ื™ื ืกื• ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืœ ืื•ืชืŸ.
01:02
And yet they did it anyway.
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืŸ ืขืฉื• ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช.
01:06
This year, something changed in Belarus,
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ื”ืฉื ื”, ืžืฉื”ื• ื”ืฉืชื ื” ื‘ื‘ืœืืจื•ืก,
01:09
a country of more than nine million people
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ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืชืฉืขื” ืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื
01:12
that has been ruled by an authoritarian leader since 1994.
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ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืชื—ืช ืฉืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ืื•ื˜ื•ืจื™ื˜ืจื™ ืžืื– 1994.
01:18
These young women were protesting the latest rigged election result,
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ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ื”ืคื’ื™ื ื• ื ื’ื“ ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืžืคื•ื‘ืจืงื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
01:23
which had taken [place] just a few days earlier.
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ืฉื”ืชืจื—ืฉื• ืจืง ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ.
01:27
Their small expressions of protest very quickly expanded
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ื”ื‘ืขืช ื”ืžื—ืื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื”ืชืจื—ื‘ื” ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช
01:31
into massive, peaceful, women-led demonstrations
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ืœื”ืคื’ื ื•ืช ืžืกื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืฉืงื˜ื•ืช ื•ืžื•ื‘ืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื ืฉื™ื
01:35
all across the country.
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ืœื›ืœ ืจื•ื—ื‘ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”.
01:38
Within just a few days,
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ืชื•ืš ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“,
01:40
a few hundred thousand people took to the streets
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ื›ืžื” ืžืื•ืช ืืœืคื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฆืื• ืœืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช
01:43
and demonstrations have continued ever since,
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ื•ื”ื”ืคื’ื ื•ืช ื ืžืฉื›ื• ืžืื–,
01:47
the likes of which Belarus has never seen before.
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ื›ืืœื• ืฉื‘ืœืืจื•ืก ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืจืืชื”.
01:52
All this despite the fact
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ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื”
01:54
that the president proclaimed himself reelected
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ืฉื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื›ืจื™ื– ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื›ื ื‘ื—ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ
01:58
and that more than 10,000 people have been detained,
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ื•ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 10,000 ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืขืฆืจื•,
02:02
hundreds tortured
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ืžืื•ืช ืขื•ื ื•
02:04
and at least six killed.
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ื•ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉื” ื ื”ืจื’ื•.
02:07
Many people wonder why the people of Belarus are speaking up now.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื• ืœืžื” ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ืœืืจื•ืก ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
02:12
What makes them keep taking to the streets
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ืžื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœื”ื ืœืฆืืช ืœืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช
02:16
despite unprecedented police violence,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจืชื™ืช ื™ื•ืฆืืช ื”ื“ื•ืคืŸ,
02:19
despite state lawlessness?
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ื™ืขื“ืจ ื”ื—ื•ืง ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื”?
02:22
The answer I hear the most
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ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืขืช ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื”
02:25
is that people have become fearless,
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื—ืกืจื™ ืคื—ื“,
02:29
and it's something we have become together.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ืคื›ื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื—ื“.
02:33
Because fear is the province of one.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืคื—ื“ ื”ื•ื ืžื—ื•ื– ืฉืœ ืื—ื“.
02:38
It feeds on isolation.
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ื”ื•ื ื ื™ื–ื•ืŸ ืžื‘ื™ื“ื•ื“.
02:40
It doesn't discriminate:
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืคืœื”:
02:42
men, women, children, elderly --
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ื’ื‘ืจื™ื, ื ืฉื™ื, ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื --
02:45
all of us can feel fear,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืคื—ื“,
02:47
but only as long as we are on our own.
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืง ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื‘ื“ื ื•.
02:52
Fearlessness takes two.
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ื—ื•ืกืจ ืคื—ื“ ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืฉื ื™ื™ื.
02:55
It only works if and when we show up for each other.
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ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืจืง ืื ื•ืžืชื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืคื™ืขื™ื ืื—ื“ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™.
03:00
Show up so that your neighbor,
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ืžื•ืคื™ืขื™ื ื›ืš ืฉืœืฉื›ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื,
03:02
your colleague, your friend has courage.
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ืœืงื•ืœื’ื” ืฉืœื›ื, ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืื•ืžืฅ.
03:06
And they will do the same for you.
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ื•ื”ื ื™ืขืฉื• ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื.
03:10
A lot has been made of my own role in the presidential election
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ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืจื‘ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ืฉื™ืื•ืช
03:14
of August 2020.
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ื‘ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜ 2020.
03:16
How I stepped in to run for my husband, Sergei, when he was jailed
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ืื™ืš ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจื•ืฅ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืขืœื™, ืกืจื’ื™, ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื›ืœื
03:20
and it became clear that the authorities would deny him his chance to run himself;
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ื•ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ืจืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ื™ืžื ืขื• ืžืžื ื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ื‘ืขืฆืžื•;
03:25
how I rightfully won the election
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ืื™ืš ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื”ื•ื’ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช
03:28
and became the elected leader of a democratic Belarus,
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ื•ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœืžื ื”ื™ื’ื” ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจืช ืฉืœ ื‘ืœืืจื•ืก ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ืช,
03:31
but the official results only gave me 10 percent of the vote
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืจืฉืžื™ื•ืช ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืจืง 10 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช
03:35
and I was forced into exile with my children;
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ื•ืื•ืœืฆืชื™ ืœืฆืืช ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™;
03:39
how I still fight for those who voted for me
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ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืœื—ืžืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืœื• ืฉื‘ื—ืจื• ื‘ื™
03:42
and whose voice the regime wants to steal;
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ืฉืืช ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื”ืฉืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื’ื ื•ื‘;
03:45
how "fearless" I am.
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ื›ืžื” ืื ื™ "ื—ืกืจืช ืคื—ื“".
03:48
But there were many moments when I was frightened,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืจื’ืขื™ื ืฉืคื—ื“ืชื™,
03:52
and I wanted to step down.
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ื•ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืคืจื•ืฉ.
03:55
I was threatened
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ืื™ื™ืžื• ืขืœื™
03:56
and forced to believe that I'm alone in this fight.
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ื•ื”ื›ืจื™ื—ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื‘ื“ื™ ื‘ืžืื‘ืง.
04:01
And yet the more cities I visited,
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื™ืงืจืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืจื™ื,
04:04
the more people showed up for the rallies,
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืขืฆืจื•ืช,
04:06
the less fear I had.
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ื›ืš ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืคื—ื•ืช.
04:09
And then in the days before the election in Minsk,
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ื•ืื– ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื ืกืง,
04:12
60,000 people came to show their support for me,
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60,000 ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ืืช ื”ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ื™,
04:16
and I was no longer afraid.
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ื•ืœื ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:20
I never wanted to do any of this.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืžื–ื”.
04:23
I was never overly political,
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™,
04:25
and I never planned to run for office.
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ื•ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชื›ื ื ืชื™ ืœืจื•ืฅ ืœืžืฉืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช.
04:27
I wanted to be a mom and a wife.
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื ื•ืื™ืฉื”.
04:31
But by fate and the will of my people,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ื•ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื,
04:34
I was elevated to this position.
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ื”ืจื™ืžื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœืขืžื“ื” ื”ื–ื•.
04:38
And I accept this with a sense of duty and pride.
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืขื ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื’ืื•ื•ื”.
04:43
I will not give up.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืื•ื•ืชืจ.
04:45
And I will show up for people, because they show up for me.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ืคื™ืข ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื™, ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
04:50
Our courage is born from unity.
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ื”ืื•ืžืฅ ืฉืœื ื• ื ื•ืœื“ ืžืื—ื“ื•ืช.
04:54
Our solidarity is our strength.
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ื”ืกื•ืœื™ื“ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื ื”ื›ื•ื— ืฉืœื ื•.
04:58
I also now understand that being fearless is a commitment.
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ืื ื™ ื’ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืกืจืช ืคื—ื“ ื–ื• ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช.
05:03
It is a decision you make every single day.
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ื–ื• ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืฉืืชื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื•ื™ื•ื.
05:07
It is a responsibility you take --
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ื–ื• ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืืชื ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื --
05:09
responsibility for one another.
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ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™.
05:13
In this regard, I'm no different from my fellow Belarusians.
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ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ื–ื”, ืื ื™ ืœื ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™ ื‘ื‘ืœืืจื•ืก.
05:17
Their support is tangible.
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ื”ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืฉืœื”ื ืžื•ืจื’ืฉืช.
05:20
Their solidarity grows in progression.
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ื”ืกื•ืœื™ื“ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื’ื“ืœื” ื‘ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช.
05:24
When there are two of you,
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ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืžื›ื,
05:25
you are daring.
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ืืชื ื ื•ืขื–ื™ื.
05:27
When you're 100, you are brave.
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ื›ืฉื™ืฉ 100, ืืชื ืืžื™ืฆื™ื.
05:30
When there are thousands of you,
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ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ืืœืคื™ื ืžื›ื,
05:32
you are fearless.
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ืืชื ื—ืกืจื™ ืคื—ื“.
05:34
And once you are tens of thousands,
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ื•ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื™ืฉ ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืืœืคื™ื ืžื›ื,
05:37
you become invincible.
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ืืชื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื ื•ืฆื—ื™ื.
05:40
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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