Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society

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Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society
Таварыства беларускай мовы імя Францішка Скарыны
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AbbreviationTBM, BLS
Formation1989
TypeLanguage advocacy organization
Legal statusRegistered NGO (civic organization)
PurposeAdvocacy of language rights; promotion of the Belarusian language and culture
Headquartersvul. Rumiancava, 13
Minsk
Region served
Belarus
Membership
c. 7,000
Head
Alena Anisim
Main organ
Republican Council
Websitehttp://tbm-mova.by/about_us.html

The Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society (Belarusian: Таварыства беларускай мовы імя Францішка Скарыны, romanized: Tavarystva bielaruskaj movy imia Franciška Skaryny, TBM) is an association in Belarus. The association's main activity is advocacy and promotion of the Belarusian language.[1]

History and profile[]

The TBM was founded in 1989 on an initiative a group of Belarusian intellectuals by , the Ministries of Education and of Culture, the Institutes of Linguistics and of Literature of the Belarus Academy of Sciences, the , the State Committee on the Press, the Belarusian Society of Friendship and Cultural Links with Foreign Countries, and the National State Television and Radio Company.[2][3]

TBM has organized numerous campaigns of promotion of the Belarusian language, such as demands of introduction of Belarusian notifications in the public transport, description of goods in Belarusian on labels, promotion of primary and higher education in Belarusian language.

Although the organization opposes the official russification policy of Alexander Lukashenko and many notable opposition leaders and activists are members of the TBM, it stays away from politics and stays firmly within its declared goals.

In July 2021, Belarusian authorities conducted a search in the office of the society, and in August Ministry of justice applied for liquidation of this society in the Supreme Court of Belarus.[4]

Chairperson[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  2. ^ "The Belarusian Language Society (BLS) "
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Aleh Trusau (August 2012). "Belarusian – the language of the élite". Kultura Enter. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. ^ ТБМ через неделю могут ликвидировать, а вместе с ним газеты «Новы час» и «Наша слова»

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