Mikalai Mikalayevič Khalezin (Belarusian: Мікалай Мікалаевіч Халезін; Russian: Николай Николаевич Халезин, romanized: Nikolay Nikolayevich Khalezin; born 30 March 1964, Minsk, Belarusian SSR, USSR) is a Belarusian-British[1] playwright and journalist, co-founder and art-director of the underground Belarus Free Theatre, dissident and a longtime critic of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.
Khalezin was born in Minsk in 1964. His father was a singer in the Belarusian State Philharmonic.[2] In 1984, he entered Institute for National Economy in Minsk but quit after 2.5 or 3 years.[2][3] In 1987–1991, he worked as a scenographer in the Alternative theatre in Minsk.[4] In 1990, he created "Vita Nova" gallery of contemporary art.[4] In 1994–2000, he worked in 3 non-government newspapers which were later forcibly closed for political reasons.[4] For his activities he was detained 4 times and imprisoned once.[4]
In 2005, Khalezin and his wife Natalia Koliada founded deliberately underground Belarus Free Theatre, and soon a stage director Uladzimir Shcherban joined them.[3] In 2007, the whole troupe with the audience were arrested by Belarusian police during the play.[3] According to Khalezin, former head of the presidential administrationVladimir Makei tried to discredit his theatre for Khalezin's anti-Lukashenko activities.[5] In 2011, the United Kingdom granted political asylum to Khalezin and his wife.[3][1]
In 2020, Khalezin became an active lobbyist of sanctions against the Belarusian regime. As of December 2020, Khalezin was an executive director of the Creative Politics Hub and lobbied the imposition of sanctions against supporters and close associates of Lukashenko.[6] On 27 December 2020, Belarusian government newspaper Sovetskaya Belorussiya published an uncovered death threat to Khalezin and his wife ("We will definitely find you... and we will hang you, side-by-side").[1] A British foreign office spokeswoman condemned that threat.[1] Khalezin and Kaliada expressed fears about possible assassination attempts but refused to stop their anti-Lukashenko activity.[6] In 2021, Khalezin continued to collaborate with the Belarusian leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya participating in her visit to the United States of America in July 2021.[7]
As of 2013, he had 12 plays and over 200 publications in Belarus and abroad.[4] As of 2021, he is a strategic development manager in the Belarusian Council for Culture (BY_CULTURE).[8] He currently lives in London.[9]
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April 15, 2024
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs the patronymic is Mikalayevic Nikolayevich and the family name is Khalezin Mikalai Mikalayevic Khalezin Belarusian Mikalaj Mikalaevich Halezin Russian Nikolaj Nikolaevich Halezin romanized Nikolay Nikolayevich Khalezin born 30 March 1964 Minsk Belarusian SSR USSR is a Belarusian British 1 playwright and journalist co founder and art director of the underground Belarus Free Theatre dissident and a longtime critic of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko Mikalai KhalezinMBEKhalezin in 2011BornMikalai Mikalayevic Khalezin 1964 03 30 March 30 1964 age 60 Minsk Belarusian SSR USSROccupation s playwright dissident journalistSpouseNatalia KoliadaBiography editKhalezin was born in Minsk in 1964 His father was a singer in the Belarusian State Philharmonic 2 In 1984 he entered Institute for National Economy in Minsk but quit after 2 5 or 3 years 2 3 In 1987 1991 he worked as a scenographer in the Alternative theatre in Minsk 4 In 1990 he created Vita Nova gallery of contemporary art 4 In 1994 2000 he worked in 3 non government newspapers which were later forcibly closed for political reasons 4 For his activities he was detained 4 times and imprisoned once 4 In 2005 Khalezin and his wife Natalia Koliada founded deliberately underground Belarus Free Theatre and soon a stage director Uladzimir Shcherban joined them 3 In 2007 the whole troupe with the audience were arrested by Belarusian police during the play 3 According to Khalezin former head of the presidential administration Vladimir Makei tried to discredit his theatre for Khalezin s anti Lukashenko activities 5 In 2011 the United Kingdom granted political asylum to Khalezin and his wife 3 1 In 2020 Khalezin became an active lobbyist of sanctions against the Belarusian regime As of December 2020 Khalezin was an executive director of the Creative Politics Hub and lobbied the imposition of sanctions against supporters and close associates of Lukashenko 6 On 27 December 2020 Belarusian government newspaper Sovetskaya Belorussiya published an uncovered death threat to Khalezin and his wife We will definitely find you and we will hang you side by side 1 A British foreign office spokeswoman condemned that threat 1 Khalezin and Kaliada expressed fears about possible assassination attempts but refused to stop their anti Lukashenko activity 6 In 2021 Khalezin continued to collaborate with the Belarusian leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya participating in her visit to the United States of America in July 2021 7 As of 2013 he had 12 plays and over 200 publications in Belarus and abroad 4 As of 2021 he is a strategic development manager in the Belarusian Council for Culture BY CULTURE 8 He currently lives in London 9 Khalezin and Kaliada were both appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to theatre 10 References edit a b c d Belarus threatens to kill two UK dissidents Archived from the original on 2021 08 13 Retrieved 2021 09 07 a b Nikolaj Halezin Te kto upravlyaet sejchas vsyo pojmut kogda poteryayut vlast Archived from the original on 2021 09 07 Retrieved 2021 09 07 a b c d Nikolaj HALEZIN Lukashenko personazh ne dostojnyj hudozhestvennogo osmysleniya Archived from the original on 2021 09 07 Retrieved 2021 09 07 a b c d e Mikalaj Halezin Archived from the original on 2021 09 07 Retrieved 2021 09 07 Halezin Makej eto tot chelovek vnutri kotorogo boryutsya dve sushnosti iz kotoryh neizmenno pobezhdaet hudshaya Archived from the original on 2021 09 07 Retrieved 2021 09 07 a b Khalezin Some kind of rat removed all parties that would hit Lukashenko hard from the EU sanctions list Archived from the original on 2021 09 07 Retrieved 2021 09 07 Pogrom vseh media i pravozashitnyh organizacij usilivaet nashi pozicii Nikolaj Halezin o tom chem zakonchitsya poezdka Tihanovskoj v SShA Archived from the original on 2021 09 07 Retrieved 2021 09 07 Belarusian Council for Culture Archived from the original on 2021 09 07 Retrieved 2021 09 07 Belarusian political dissidents on spreading their message of freedom We never know when our life will end Archived from the original on 2021 08 23 Retrieved 2021 09 07 No 64082 The London Gazette Supplement 17 June 2023 p B21 External links editBelarusian political dissidents on spreading their message of freedom We never know when our life will end The Washington Post Khalezin Some kind of rat removed all parties that would hit Lukashenko hard from the EU sanctions list Nasha Niva Voice of Belarus Tihanovskaya Halezin i Homich v Berline Specvypusk tok shou DW V samuyu tochku Deutsche Welle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mikalai Khalezin amp oldid 1208219404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
