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Semiotics of Protest Symbols in Authoritarian Regimes

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In Belarus, the white-red-white flag, once banned, became a potent protest symbol, and regime officials scrubbed it from public spaces, illustrating the power of even simple cloth and color.

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When wearing a pair of sneakers can become an act of defiance, how do symbols speak truth to power?