nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200520-133705-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200520s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200520-133705-0 doi eng 342 23 Belavusau, Uladzislau Author aut The State of Denial Amidst a Military Parade: COVID-19 in Belarus Belavusau, Uladzislau Verfassungsblog 2020-05-20 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In contrast to the ‘illiberal democracies’ of Hungary and Poland, Belarus in its response to COVID-19 appears to be playing the role of a perfectly ‘liberal’ state with almost a laissez-faire solution, where people’s choice is prioritized and rights are respected as no severe measures are introduced to close businesses or restrict free movement. This image is inevitably misleading, as democratic institutions in Belarus have been brought to heel long ago, and alternative information about the state of affairs in Belarus regarding the virus remains suppressed. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Authoritarianism Coronavirus COVID 19 Emergency Karliuk, Maksim Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-state-of-denial-amidst-a-military-parade-covid-19-in-belarus/ raw object