Dr. Hanna Vasilevich worked in the European Centre for Minority Issues. She defended her PhD thesis on Belarusian National Identity at the Metropolitan University/International Relations Institute in Prague. Dr. Vasilevich actively participated in the social and cultural life of the Belarusian Diaspora in Prague, and also initiated the process to acknowledge Belarusians as a national minority in the Czech Republic. Her research interests include the issues of interethnic relations, minorities, equality and non-discrimination with particular emphasis on language and ethnic aspects. She has published extensively on Belarusian politics, history and culture.