Belarus election: Protests over disputed Lukashenko result
4 years, 5 months ago

Belarus election: Protests over disputed Lukashenko result

CNN  

CNN — Belarus’ main opposition candidate has rejected preliminary election results giving the country’s longtime President a landslide victory, as protests flared up for a second night. NetBlocks, an NGO that tracks internet shutdowns worldwide, said in a tweet Monday: “It has been almost 24 hours since Belarus fell largely offline after a series of worsening internet disruptions during Sunday’s elections. Independent monitoring group “Honest people” said at Tikhanovskaya’s news conference that, according to its data, she won in at least 80 polling stations across Belarus. Late on Monday, Tikhanovskaya “left to an unknown location” after filing a complaint at the Central Elections Committee building, her press secretary Anna Krasulina said in a live on-air interview with MBkH media. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US was “deeply concerned about the conduct of the August 9 presidential election in Belarus, which was not free and fair.” He added, in a statement,”Severe restrictions on ballot access for candidates, prohibition of local independent observers at polling stations, intimidation tactics employed against opposition candidates, and the detentions of peaceful protesters and journalists marred the process.” The UK government urged Belarus to “refrain from further acts of violence” following the “seriously flawed” elections.

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Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say
1 month ago

Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — As police raided the home of a gay couple in the Belarusian capital of Minsk and brutally beat them, the officers didn’t hide that the crackdown was aligned to similar moves in neighboring Russia. “They openly told us that if it is banned in Russia, then it should be banned in Belarus too.” Belarus decriminalized homosexuality in …

Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after no contact with her family for 20 months
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after no contact with her family for 20 months

Hindustan Times  

TALLINN, Estonia — Imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication with relatives or friends and met with her father, a human rights group said Tuesday. Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after no contact with her family for 20 months Kolesnikova, one of the most popular and charismatic figures who helped lead protests …

Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after no contact with her family for 20 months
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after no contact with her family for 20 months

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication with relatives or friends and met with her father, a human rights group said Tuesday. Kolesnikova gained prominence when mass protests erupted in Belarus after the widely disputed August 2020 election gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office. The U.N. Human …

Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 31 people convicted over 'extremism'
2 months ago

Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 31 people convicted over 'extremism'

Firstpost  

“Two women and 29 men have been pardoned,” the Belarusian presidency said in a statement, adding that 17 of them had “chronic illnesses” and seven were parents of small children Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 31 political prisoners, the latest such move that comes two months before an election in which he is set to extend his 30-year rule. …

Belarusian authorities launch a new wave of repression ahead of presidential vote
2 months ago

Belarusian authorities launch a new wave of repression ahead of presidential vote

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities have launched a new wave of arrests, seeking to uproot any sign of dissent ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a seventh term, rights campaigners said. “The new massive wave of arrests and searches is a planned action of intimidation ahead of the election,” said Viasna’s representative Pavel Sapelka. …

Belarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus
3 months ago

Belarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Belarusian-American has had his …

Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown
3 months, 1 week ago

Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Opposition groups in Belarus have faced a severe crackdown …

Teachers in Belarus being targeted for links with 'extremist' group, says human rights body
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Teachers in Belarus being targeted for links with 'extremist' group, says human rights body

Hindustan Times  

Dozens of teachers in Belarus have been detained or interrogated by authorities as part of the country's wide-ranging crackdown on dissent, a respected local human rights organization said Wednesday. Belarus suppressed opposition and independent media for three decades under President Alexander Lukashenko, but the efforts to crush dissent intensified sharply in 2020 when nationwide protests arose after a presidential election …

Key events in Alexander Lukashenko’s 30 years as the iron-fisted leader of Belarus
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Key events in Alexander Lukashenko’s 30 years as the iron-fisted leader of Belarus

Associated Press  

Key events in the 30-year rule of Belarus’ hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko: July 20, 1994 — Lukashenko is inaugurated as president after a landslide victory in what international observers say was the post-Soviet country’s first and only genuinely free election. 1996 — Alarmed by Lukashenko’s increasingly authoritarian turn, thousands of protesters fill the streets in what became known as the …

Event management firms are the latest target in Belarus crackdown on dissent
7 months ago

Event management firms are the latest target in Belarus crackdown on dissent

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Police in Belarus have raided dozens of event management companies suspected of opposition ties as part of on ongoing crackdown against dissent, a human rights center says. Belarusian human rights center Viasna said at least four people were detained in the latest raids, which took place in the Belarusan capital of Minsk and across the country. Among …

Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Authorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of property belonging to 104 opposition activists who have fled the country, the latest step in a crackdown on dissent that has continued unabated for nearly four years. Belarus’ Investigative Committee said Thursday the latest raids and seizures targeted activists who criticized Belarusian authorities abroad and rallied …

Belarus’ election reinforces the authoritarian leader’s 30-year rule. Only loyalists could run
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarus’ election reinforces the authoritarian leader’s 30-year rule. Only loyalists could run

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities on Monday announced preliminary results from parliamentary and local elections in which only candidates loyal to the country’s authoritarian leader were allowed to compete and the opposition called for a boycott. The vote further cemented the 30-year rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, who declared his intention to seek another five-year term in a presidential election …

Belarusians vote in a tightly controlled election as the opposition calls for its boycott
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarusians vote in a tightly controlled election as the opposition calls for its boycott

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Sunday’s tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections in Belarus are set to cement the hard-line rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite a prominent opposition leader’s call for a boycott. “Detentions, arrests and searches are taking place during the vote.” Speaking during Tuesday’s meeting with top Belarusian law enforcement officials, Lukashenko alleged without offering evidence that Western …

As Belarusians vote in ‘sham’ polls, Lukashenko reveals re-election plan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As Belarusians vote in ‘sham’ polls, Lukashenko reveals re-election plan

Al Jazeera  

As the opposition boycotts the parliamentary and local elections, the president in power since 1994 says he intends to run next year. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has held power since 1994, says he intends to seek re-election next year, which could extend his grip on the country to 36 years. He spoke on Sunday as the country, a neighbour …

Belarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The Rev. Anastasiia Kruope, a Human Rights Watch researcher for Europe and Central Asia, said the law gives authorities “more tools and possibilities for repressions.” In the last three years, at least 74 clergy have been arrested, fined or deported, according to the Viasna human rights center, even before the new law took effect. “The name of …

As Belarus votes in tightly controlled elections, its leader accuses the West of fueling unrest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As Belarus votes in tightly controlled elections, its leader accuses the West of fueling unrest

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The authoritarian leader of Belarus on Tuesday accused the West of trying to foment protests during parliamentary and local elections this month in order to undermine his rule, while the country’s opposition leader-in-exile denounced the vote as a “cynical farce” and called for its boycott. “Belarusians inside the country hate this regime, but they can’t openly say …

Rights group says security services in Belarus raid apartments and detain election observers
1 year ago

Rights group says security services in Belarus raid apartments and detain election observers

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Security services in Belarus are breaking into apartments and detaining people in their workplaces across the country as they carry out hundreds of searches among election observers ahead of next year’s vote, the Belarusian human rights center Viasna said Tuesday. Representatives from the main intelligence service, the KGB, which has retained its Soviet name, are forcing activists …

Belarus raids apartments of opposition activists as part of sweeping probe called latest crackdown
1 year, 1 month ago

Belarus raids apartments of opposition activists as part of sweeping probe called latest crackdown

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ criminal investigation agency said Tuesday that it has conducted raids as part of a sweeping probe into an alleged attempt by the opposition to seize power three years ago. “This is the authorities’ revenge against those who have demanded criminal prosecution of Lukashenko and his entourage over the crimes they have committed.” Belarus’ Investigative Committee said …

Belarus hands lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of 2020 protests
1 year, 6 months ago

Belarus hands lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of 2020 protests

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus on Wednesday handed lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of mass anti-government protests that shook the country in 2020, the latest step in a brutal years-long effort to stifle all and any dissent. According to the authorities, the protesters formed a resistance movement, attacked law enforcement officers, carried out acts of sabotage and …

Alexander Lukashenko health: Belarus leader misses key state event prompting ill health rumours
1 year, 7 months ago

Alexander Lukashenko health: Belarus leader misses key state event prompting ill health rumours

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Belarus’s president Alexander Lukashenko has …

US sanctions Belarus’ election officials, president’s plane
1 year, 9 months ago

US sanctions Belarus’ election officials, president’s plane

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. imposed sanctions Friday on seven Belarusian elections officials, two state-owned automotive manufacturers and President Alexander Lukashenko’s aircraft. Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, intensified his repression after a wave of protests in 2020 following a presidential election that the West and Belarus’ opposition denounced as a sham. Lukashenko’s aircraft, a Boeing 737 that he uses …

Hungary FM’s Belarus visit 1st from EU country since 2020
1 year, 10 months ago

Hungary FM’s Belarus visit 1st from EU country since 2020

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday became the first senior official from a European Union country to visit Belarus since the authoritarian Belarusian regime imposed a harsh crackdown on opposition in 2020. The EU has slapped an array of sanctions on the country already, both for the repression that followed mass protests against the 2020 presidential …

Belarus opens trial of journalist for prominent Polish paper
1 year, 11 months ago

Belarus opens trial of journalist for prominent Polish paper

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus on Monday opened the trial of a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority, the latest in a series of court cases against critics of the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. Poczobut, a journalist for the influential Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and a top figure in the Union of Poles in Belarus, …

Photo with Clinton used against jailed Belarus politician
1 year, 11 months ago

Photo with Clinton used against jailed Belarus politician

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian investigators are using a photo of an opposition politician shaking hands with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as evidence in a criminal case tied to the mass protests after Belarus’ disputed 2020 presidential election. In a statement it said the picture with Clinton “may indicate that his activities were coordinated from abroad.” Dzmitryeu, a …

Photo with Clinton used against jailed Belarus politician
1 year, 11 months ago

Photo with Clinton used against jailed Belarus politician

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian investigators are using a photo of an opposition politician shaking hands with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as evidence in a criminal case tied to the mass protests after Belarus’ disputed 2020 presidential election. In a statement it said the picture with Clinton “may indicate that his activities were coordinated from abroad.” Dzmitryeu, a …

Belarus sheds neutral status in vote critics call rigged
2 years, 10 months ago

Belarus sheds neutral status in vote critics call rigged

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities say more than half of the country’s voters approved constitutional reforms that would allow its authoritarian leader to stay in power until 2035 and open the way for stronger military cooperation with Russia, while the Belarusian opposition denounced the vote as a sham. “In order to hold on to power, Lukashenko held a fake referendum …

Who is Europe’s ‘last dictator’ Alexander Lukashenko?
2 years, 10 months ago

Who is Europe’s ‘last dictator’ Alexander Lukashenko?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prior to open warfare erupting last week, the country’s …

Belarus sheds neutral status in vote critics call rigged
2 years, 10 months ago

Belarus sheds neutral status in vote critics call rigged

LA Times  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station during the referendum on constitutional amendments in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. Belarusian authorities say more than half of the country’s voters approved constitutional reforms that would allow its authoritarian leader to stay in power until 2035 and open the way for stronger military cooperation with Russia, while the Belarusian …

Belarus says could host nuclear weapons if faces Western threat
2 years, 10 months ago

Belarus says could host nuclear weapons if faces Western threat

The Hindu  

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country could host nuclear weapons if it faces any external threats, as tensions soar between his ally Russia and the West over Ukraine. "If necessary, if such stupid and mindless steps are taken by our rivals and opponents, we will deploy not only nuclear weapons, but super-nuclear and up-and-coming ones to protect …

Opinion: One of us was tortured for fighting a dictator. The other was fired for blowing the whistle on Donald Trump
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: One of us was tortured for fighting a dictator. The other was fired for blowing the whistle on Donald Trump

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alexander Vindman, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, is a doctoral student at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the author of the memoir, “Here, Right Matters” and a Renew Democracy Initiative board member. He sacrificed his military career when he reported former President Donald Trump’s threats to withhold support from Ukraine if Ukrainian President Volodymyr …

‘Europe’s last dictator’ raises the stakes with the West
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Europe’s last dictator’ raises the stakes with the West

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — For most of his 27 years as Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko’s repressions and truculent statements frequently offended the West. His disdain for democratic norms and the country’s dismal human rights record has made Belarus a pariah in the West, bringing him the sobriquet of “Europe’s last dictator.” The 67-year-old Lukashenko prefers to be styled as “Batka” — …

Alexander Lukashenko: Belarusian strongman tries to turn the tables in combative interview
3 years, 3 months ago

Alexander Lukashenko: Belarusian strongman tries to turn the tables in combative interview

CNN  

Minsk, Belarus CNN — Alexander Lukashenko must be familiar by now with the sound of people who disagree with him. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Challenged on human rights abuses, including attacks on protesters, a bomb threat that forced a plane to land allowing Belarusian authorities to arrest dissidents on board, and what the European Union calls the “weaponization” of migrants, Lukashenko tried …

How sports became a ‘battleground for reprisals’ in Belarus
3 years, 5 months ago

How sports became a ‘battleground for reprisals’ in Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya joined a group of defecting Belarusian sportspeople when she spurned her homeland. Lukashenko’s tenure as head of the Belarusian Olympic Committee was only slightly shorter than his ongoing presidency – he terminated it last November after the International Olympic Committee barred him from attending the Tokyo Games. “Belarusian athletes have paid a high price for daring …

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US, European sanctions
3 years, 5 months ago

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US, European sanctions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The leader of Belarus’ embattled opposition hopes the United States and Europe will impose new sanctions on money-making government enterprises that will lead to the collapse of President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and a peaceful transition that pro-democracy supporters are preparing for because “it can happen very fast.” Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the main opposition challenger to Lukashenko in last …

Belarus opposition slams dissident TV confessions as coerced
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarus opposition slams dissident TV confessions as coerced

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he wept and praised the country’s authoritarian ruler, a broadcast sharply criticized by Western officials. In the 90-minute video broadcast Thursday night, Raman Pratasevich repented for his opposition activities and said he respects Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko …

Arrested Belarus dissident weeps in interview on state TV
3 years, 7 months ago

Arrested Belarus dissident weeps in interview on state TV

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The dissident Belarusian journalist and opposition activist who was arrested after his airline flight was diverted to Minsk wept Thursday in an interview on state television, saying he was fully cooperating with investigators and declaring that he respects the authoritarian president he opposed for years. Asked by the interviewer if he respects Lukashenko, Pratasevich said “certainly.” Pratsevich, …

Belarusians abroad protest repression in homeland
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarusians abroad protest repression in homeland

Associated Press  

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarus’s exiled opposition leader vowed Saturday to persist fighting the country’s authoritarian regime despite intensifying repression that was thrown into high relief a week ago by the diversion of a commercial airliner and the arrest of a dissident journalist who was aboard. About 100 of them rallied in Kyiv to denounce President Alexander Lukashenko, whose repression of …

Opponent Of Belarus' Authoritarian President Arrested After Flight Diverted To Country
3 years, 7 months ago

Opponent Of Belarus' Authoritarian President Arrested After Flight Diverted To Country

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KYIV, Ukraine — A prominent opponent of Belarus’ authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the opposition is calling a hijacking operation by the government. The presidential press service said President Alexander Lukashenko personally ordered that a MiG-29 fighter jet …

Belarus opposition leader in Slovenia before EU presidency
3 years, 8 months ago

Belarus opposition leader in Slovenia before EU presidency

Associated Press  

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — The exiled Belarusian opposition leader on Monday called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her country against long-ruling authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. “It is extremely important to keep Belarus high in agenda on international level with our difficult fight for democratic changes,” Tsikhanouskaya said after a meeting with Slovenia’s foreign minister, Anze Logar. …

Belarus Olympian to go on hunger strike as political protest
3 years, 8 months ago

Belarus Olympian to go on hunger strike as political protest

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — An Olympic silver medalist who is one of Belarus’ most lauded athletes says he is going on a 10-day hunger strike to support victims of political repression in the country. Andrei Krauchanka, who medaled in the decathlon at the 2008 Games in Beijing, said Friday that he also is selling his European indoor decathlon gold medal from …

Belarus police arrest more than 100, prevent opposition rally
3 years, 9 months ago

Belarus police arrest more than 100, prevent opposition rally

Al Jazeera  

Police arrest more than 100 people as they gathered for fresh protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. Police in Belarus have detained more than 100 people, including five journalists, local media and a rights group have said, as they gathered for fresh rallies against President Alexander Lukashenko Protests erupted in the former Soviet country last August after Lukashenko claimed a sixth …

Belarus authorities arrest dozens ahead of planned protests
3 years, 9 months ago

Belarus authorities arrest dozens ahead of planned protests

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities intensified their crackdown on dissent in Belarus ahead of planned protests against the nation’s authoritarian president and detained dozens of people Wednesday, according to human rights activists. The chief of Belarus’ security agency, which still goes by the Soviet-era name KGB, warned against “attempts to destabilize the situation in the country.” Police detained at least 42 …

They wanted democracy for Belarus. Instead they say they were beaten and raped by police
3 years, 9 months ago

They wanted democracy for Belarus. Instead they say they were beaten and raped by police

CNN  

Kiev, Ukraine – Sergei stood on a small sheet of ice in the Dnieper River and breathed in the icy air hard. “The feeling is indescribable, and I am all alone here.” Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians attended mass protests across the country last year following Lukashenko’s declaration of victory in the August vote. After being presented with a summary …

Belarus asks Lithuania to extradite opposition leader
3 years, 10 months ago

Belarus asks Lithuania to extradite opposition leader

Al Jazeera  

Belarus says it has requested the extradition of exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who was forced from the country last year amid a crackdown on critics of leader Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanovskaya, who challenged Lukashenko in a presidential vote last August that the opposition denounced as rigged, sought refuge in neighbouring Lithuania as Lukashenko moved to stifle dissent in the wake …

Belarus stripped of role as 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships co-host due to 'political unrest, COVID-19'
3 years, 11 months ago

Belarus stripped of role as 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships co-host due to 'political unrest, COVID-19'

Firstpost  

Belarus had been due to co-host the event with Latvia in May and June, but ice hockey’s governing body, the IIHF, said the decision to move the world champs from Minsk was “unavoidable… due to safety and security issues that are beyond the IIHF’s control”. Lausanne: Belarus was on Monday stripped of its role as co-host of the 2021 ice …

Belarus opposition calls for EU support after collecting prize
4 years ago

Belarus opposition calls for EU support after collecting prize

Al Jazeera  

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called on the European Union to step up its support for embattled pro-democracy protesters in her country, as she picked up the bloc top human rights prize on behalf of a group of opposition figures. We ask Europe and the whole world to stand with Belarus,” Tikhanovskaya told legislators in Brussels on Wednesday as …

Rights group: Scores detained at retirees’ rally in Belarus
4 years ago

Rights group: Scores detained at retirees’ rally in Belarus

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A human rights group said that dozens of people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Monday during the traditional weekly rally of retirees against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won his sixth term in office in a disputed election. “Elderly people are being held in unsanitary conditions, large groups of them are being kept in cells and …

Belarus opposition to compile ‘book of crimes’
4 years, 1 month ago

Belarus opposition to compile ‘book of crimes’

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ opposition will compile a register of law enforcement officers accused of abuses against peaceful demonstrators protesting the reelection of the country’s authoritarian leader, an opposition leader said Tuesday. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the main opposition challenger in Belarus’ August presidential vote, said in a video call from Vilnius, Lithuania, that the “book of crimes” will include accounts of …

Belarus police detain hundreds at ‘march of neighbours’ protests
4 years, 1 month ago

Belarus police detain hundreds at ‘march of neighbours’ protests

Al Jazeera  

Belarusian security forces detained hundreds of protesters at rallies in Minsk the opposition had billed as “the march of neighbours”, local police and a rights group reported. Mass protests have gripped Belarus, a former Soviet republic in Eastern Europe, since official results from the August 9 presidential election gave Lukashenko a landslide victory over his widely popular opponent, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. …

More than 300 detained by police in Belarus protests
4 years, 1 month ago

More than 300 detained by police in Belarus protests

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The Belarusian human rights group Viasna says that more than 300 people were arrested and many of them beaten by police during protests calling for the country’s authoritarian president to resign. Protests have gripped Belarus since the Aug. 9 presidential election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office, but that the opposition and …

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