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Jailed Belarus opposition figure seen for first time in two years
Viktar Babaryka was jailed for trying to run against President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election and has been denied…
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Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown tightens
‘The harsh sentence is intended to intimidate and silence hundreds of other priests ahead of January’s presidential election,’ human rights…
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Belarus pardons 20 prisoners in run-up to presidential election
Most were jailed following mass anti-government protests in 2020, when Lukashenko secured his sixth term in a vote widely condemned…
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Authorities in Belarus arrest seven independent journalists
The Belarusian Association of Journalists said the seven journalists who worked for the Intex-Press online newspaper in the western city…
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Russia signs deal offering security guarantees to Belarus
The signing of the document during Putin’s visit to Minsk follows the publication of a revised version of Russia’s nuclear…
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‘Political wall’ in Belarus will collapse, says Tsikhanouskaya
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made the comments to Euronews on the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin…
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Belarus’ Lukashenko to face only pre-approved challengers in election
Alexander Lukashenko, who has led the country for over 30 years, has overseen a brutal crackdown on free media and…
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Belarus parliament sets election date for 26 January 2025
Authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his term through election opposition call a “farce”. ADVERTISEMENT Lawmakers in Belarus on…
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Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya urges global support
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the biggest challenger of President Alexander Lukashenko, talked to Euronews about her fight for a…
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Belarus President Defends Russia’s Ukraine Invasion But Admits The War ‘Drags On’
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko defended Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in an interview Thursday with The…
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