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Vera is an honor graduate of intercultural studies at Jagiellonian University, defending a thesis about the influence of Telegram on Belarusian protests in 2020. She worked as a journalist for Girls Power Belarus, addressing critical issues such as gendered violence, sexism, and discrimination. Her journalism tenure includes positions at KYKY.org, where she co-authored lifestyle publications, and NEXTA. Vera also worked in NGOs, providing Belarusians with educational possibilities with Adu.place, and developed an alumni community of the independent Belarusian think tank Center of New Ideas. Vera is fluent in Belarusian, Russian, Polish, and English, with proficiency in Ukrainian, and basic Japanese and Czech. 

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