A Quick, Quiet Trip to Belarus Signals a Turn in U.S. Policy
After years of the U.S. trying to isolate Russia’s closest ally, a meeting with Belarus’s president points to better ...
What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’
With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” ...
Radio Free Europe journalist Andrey Kuznechyk among 3 prisoners set free in Belarus
A journalist was among at least three people jailed in Belarus who the White House said Wednesday were released following a ...
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Frozen US aid brings new challenges to groups hit by harsh crackdowns in Russia and Belarus
21, 2022. (AP Photo, File) Protesters carry a man injured during clashes with police amid anti-government demonstrations in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug. 10, 2020. (AP Photo, File) Riot police detain ...
Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
An Interior Ministry video showed helmeted riot police beating their shields with truncheons as a way to prepare for dispersing a protest. Another featured an officer arresting a man posing as a voter ...
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In Belarus, Lukashenka's Regime Is Punishing Critics By Taking Their Children Away
The list of what police view as "extremist material," which is regularly updated by the Interior Ministry, includes numerous websites of independent media that are banned in Belarus. Simply ...
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Belarus: Brutal Repression Continues Post Presidential Election, Say Human Rights Groups
Human rights groups and Belarusians say they see no signs that Alexander Lukashenko is preparing to loosen his iron grip on ...
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Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
“Today’s sham election in Belarus has been neither free ... to make it more difficult for authorities to rig the vote. Police conducted large-scale drills before the election.