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October 18, 2025Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer InteractionOpen Access

Dissent, Distance, Dilemmas: ICTs and the Belarusian Diasporic Social Movement Community

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ATAshique Ali ThuppilikkatJAJanna AkimovaPCPriyank Chandra

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Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals ICT's role in uniting diasporic communities against authoritarianism, highlighting ethical dilemmas.

Key Points

  • ICTs enabled the diaspora to converge around a common goal of opposing the Lukashenko regime, enhancing political actions.
  • The study involved semi-structured interviews with 13 North American Belarusian diasporic members, revealing diverse perspectives.
  • CSCW can aid decentralized organizing by diasporic communities facing authoritarian constraints and repression risks.
  • The use of ICTs is influenced by the political regime and socio-spatial privileges, underlining the proximity dilemma of remote activism.

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Thuppilikkat et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f3793258f37cefb60d355ahttps://doi.org/10.1145/3757469
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