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27.03.2021 - 13:30 / nme.com
Eurovision Song Contest after submitting two songs that were ruled to be in breach of competition rules.The band representing the country, Galasy ZMesta, is known for mocking anti-government protests.
Belarus has been in a political crisis since August when Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the nation for 26 years, refused to resign in a disputed election.The EBU, the organisation behind Eurovision, ruled that Galasy ZMesta’s submissions had a political subtext, which conflicts with its rules
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Marta Balaga Watch Docs Belarus director and activist Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska was arrested in Minsk on April 5, alongside other human rights defenders Natallya Trenina, Yuliya Semenchanka, Hanna Sakalouskaya and Volha Shapakouskaya.The arrest reportedly followed a COVID-19 exhibition co-organized by Hatsura-Yavorska. Entitled “Machine is Breathing, and I Am Not,” the exhibit focused on the struggles of local health workers and their patients amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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A collective of human rights organizations, film festivals and industry have called for the release of Tatsiana (Tanya) Hatsura-Yavorska, the director of the Watch Docs Festival in Belarus, who was arrested on April 5 for her role in organizing an underground photo exhibition celebrating health workers.
Eurovision Song Contest finale coverage will be hosted by Graham Norton, the BBC has confirmed.Following the cancellation of last year’s show due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Norton will be returning to present the competition live on BBC One for the Grand Final on May 22.The finale will take place in Rotterdam, where it was due to be hosted in 2020.Norton will be joined by Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, who will act as Eurovision spokesperson in order to deliver the results
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The BBC have revealed details of its coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
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Paramount+ is beaming in another day-long “Star Trek” celebration.On Monday, April 5, the network will gift Trekkies a series of panels and stream a marathon of TV series episodes to commemorate #FirstContactDay, a nod to the 1996 film installment “Star Trek: First Contact.” In that movie, humans first make contact with an alien species — the Vulcans, of pointy-eared Spock fame — on April 5, 2063. The programming will be hosted by “Star Trek: The Next Generation” alum Wil Wheaton and actress
coronavirus pandemic.The government said it wants to allow a maximum of 3,500 people to attend a total of nine shows in the city of Rotterdam — rehearsals, semifinals and the May 22 final, if the state of the pandemic allows it.