Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule ...
Belarusian Leader Lukashenko Pardons 15 More People on Eve of Election
(Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a ...
Belarus’s Lukashenko pardons 15 prisoners on eve of election
Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says the president was playing his ‘usual game’ of drip-feeding releases ...
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Belarus’ Lukashenko Is a Shoo-In for His Seventh Election as President
Belarusians go to the polls this weekend to vote in a presidential election that is almost certain to see incumbent President ...
Belarus: RSF files ICC complaint against Lukashenko
Reporters without Borders has accused Belarusian leader Lukashenko of having "systematically persecuted" journalists. It's filed a complaint with the ICC for crimes against humanity.
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Belarus: ahead of sham election, RSF files ICC complaint for Lukashenko’s crimes against humanity targeting journalists
After five years of inflicting an unprecedented crackdown on the press, Alexander Lukashenko is set to run for a seventh ...
What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s ...
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Belarus election likely extends Lukashenko's 30-year authoritarian rule
In the 2020 presidential election, Lukashenko claimed an 80% victory, leading to accusations of fraud, widespread protests, and a brutal crackdown that saw thousands arrested ...
'Get Them Out': Freed Belarus Prisoners Fear For Those Still Inside
Having missed almost four years of her son's life while incarcerated in a Belarusian prison, Irina Schastnaya still wants to ...
'A performance and a sham': Belarusian opposition denounces election
Today, all the key opposition figures from the period are in prison or have fled abroad, like Tikhanovskaya. Former protesters still in Belarus have been scared into silence. So the opposition leader ...