It is Kastus Kalinouski Order of Freedom was created y a famous Belarusian sculptor Alex Shaternik from ronze. On the obverse side there is a face of Kastus alinouski and the reverse side contains an nscription “Live Free!”


Zmicer Dashkievich one of the leaders of on-registered organization “Young Front” was the fist to be decorated with the order. Zmicer Dashkievich was rewarded for courage and succession  in fighting for
freedom.

The initiators and founders of the order are the youth
organizations, activists of the Manifesto alliance
“Time to Win” among which the Belarusian Youth
Movement of America, rebellion (BUNT), Initiation, Air
(PAVETRA), Opinion (POGLYAD), the Third Way.

The solemn ceremony was held in the Museum of
Occupations in Tallinn on March 4. the ceremony was
attended by the young activists, the participants of
the Congress of the new Belarusan Diaspora of Europe
and the USA, active young people from Belarus,
representatives from Estonia, the Chairman of the
Belarusian Popular Front Mr. Zianon Paznyak.
Unfortunately, Zmicer Dashkievich could not come to
Tallinn. But the participants of the ceremony got in
touch with Zmicer by phone.
In the four-day Congress of the New Diaspora took part
about 20 young activists from the USA, France,
Germany, Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and
Belarus.

The participants agreed on the perspective directions
of joint work to represent the Belarusian culture and
national interests abroad. One of the initiators and
founders of the Congress, coordinator of the Third Way
Paval Marozau informed Radio Freedom that the Congress
would get its own website.
Among the organizers besides the Belarusian youth
organizations are the Estonian organization “New way
for Belarus”, Estonian Institute of International
Politics, Estonian parliamentarian group “For Free
Belarus”.

The participants also met the vice-speaker of Estonian
Parliament Kristiina Ojuland and the Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Estonia Mr. Paet.

Radio Freedom