Tsimafei Malakhouski

Belarus

MSc Social Science of the Internet, 2023
Mansfield College, Kofi Annan Scholarship
Funding: Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann-Hope-Rausing

Tsimafei Malakhouski studied Political Science at the European Humanities University in Vilnius, where he also served as the elected president of the Students' Union.

Currently, he holds the role of a programme manager and political analyst at Honest People, a Belarusian civil society organisation operating in exile in Warsaw, Poland. Tsimafei's work focuses on civic education and fostering democratic engagement among citizens who face mass repressions in the authoritarian regime in Belarus. He also coordinates the Honest University project, which actively involves over 2000 student activists in meaningful civic participation in Belarus while considering the security risks.

After completing his studies at the Oxford Internet Institute, Tsimafei intends to return to his work in Belarusian civil society, where he will continue contributing to the ongoing struggle for democracy and human rights in his home country.