{"id":202600,"date":"2026-09-06T15:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/202600\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T15:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:40:41","slug":"emergency-ministry-stands-up-for-belarusian-language-on-written-language-day","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/202600\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency ministry stands up for Belarusian language on Written Language Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September<\/strong> 6,<\/strong> Pozirk<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/em> Belarus\u2019 Ministry for Emergency Management has issued a statement in support of the Belarusian language to mark the Day of the Belarusian Written Language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement stands in contrast with the government\u2019s policy widely criticized as discriminatory against Belarusian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry pointed out that the native language forms the basis of Belarusian identity and \u201cinspires, unites and preserves what makes us a nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It called for promoting the use of Belarusian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian government has been holding official ceremonies in Ka\u015bciukovi\u010dy, Mahilo\u016d region, on September 5 and 6 on the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, language advocates have criticized it for doing not enough to expand the use of Belarusian in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Ministry of Education, 58 percent of Belarusian schools provide instruction in Russian. Students receiving instruction in Belarusian account for just about 10 percent of the total number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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