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Tag: Belarus

October 7, 2020

Belarus Repression

Since anti-government protests began in Belarus, the number of people who have been the victims of retaliation for publicly coming out against the government of longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko is uncountable

September 25, 2020

Belarus Inauguration Prompts Protests, Brutal Crackdown

The secretive inauguration of Alyaksandr Lukashenka for a sixth term as Belarusian president was followed by an outbreak of spontaneous protests across the country – and a brutal crackdown by security forces

September 24, 2020

Man Recounts Rape By Police In...

A man has given Current Time a harrowing account of being raped by police in Belarus after being detained in August. He has provided a medical report backing up his story. We have disguised his voice to protect his identity

Belarus Catholics Protest

For over a month, protesters in Belarus have demanded an end to the quarter century rule of longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. That follows what demonstrators say was a rigged presidential election and police crackdown aimed at keeping Lukashenko in power

September 22, 2020

Belarusian Security Forces Continue To Detain...

Masked members of Belarus’s security forces were seen in the capital, Minsk, on September 20 detaining people during another day of anti-regime protests. Belarusians have been taking to the streets every day since the August 9 presidential election

September 20, 2020

Hundreds Detained During Women’s Protest In...

Belarusian police have detained hundreds of protesters in Minsk, as several thousand women carrying red-and-white flags and banners, a symbol of the opposition that has been banned by the authorities

September 17, 2020

Protest-Plagued Belarus Strongman Transfers Son to...

According to the Russian Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid, Nikolai is in the process of transferring to a Moscow State University (MSU) boarding school and has been secretly taken to Moscow.

September 16, 2020

Belarus Protests Continue

Mass protests continue in Belarus as thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators contest what they insist were rigged August elections to keep longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko in power

September 14, 2020

Detentions Accompany Another Day Of Protests...

Tens of thousands of Belarusians marched through the streets of the capital, Minsk, against authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka since he claimed victory in a disputed election on August 9. There was a heavy police presence at the event, and hundreds of protesters were detained

September 9, 2020

Belarus: Authorities Subject Opposition Leader Maryia...

Maryia Kalesnikava, a member of the opposition Coordinating Council who had galvanized opposition to the incumbent Alyaksandr Lukashenka during the presidential election in August, was seen being bundled into a van marked “Communications” by plain-clothed men near the National Art Museum in the centre of the capital Minsk on Monday morning.

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