Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled
The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The electoral authorities announced that the man known as “Europe’s last dictator” ...
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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman's rule
Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The ...
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Exiled Belarusian Opposition Leader Calls Election A 'Farce'
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya called Sunday's presidential election in Belarus a "farce" to keep current ruler Alexander Lukashenko in power. "What is happening in ...
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Exiled Belarusian opposition leader marches in Poland as Belarus holds presidential election
The leader of the Belarusian opposition in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, marches in Warsaw, Poland, to protest the presidential election in Belarus. The election is set to hand President ...
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US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups in Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...
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Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election
By Andrew Higgins Europe’s longest-serving leader, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, cruised to his seventh election victory in a row on Sunday in a contest that his exiled opponents ...
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Belarus: Exiled opponent slams Lukashenko's 'fake' win
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader-in-exile of Belarus's opposition, has dismissed longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko's election win. China and Russia offered congratulations, while the UK ...
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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman’s rule
Belarus’ opposition activists and Western ... authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The country’s exiled opposition leader called the result “sheer nonsense.” ...
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A Quick, Quiet Trip to Belarus Signals a Turn in U.S. Policy
Image The exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, center, and others marching with a 1,000-foot-long historical Belarusian flag, now banned in Belarus, in Warsaw last month ...