US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.
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 ...
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Belarus’s exiled opposition leader wants to “remind” Americans of something important
Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years and just won another election widely ...
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Election in Belarus called a ‘sham’ by opposition and European leaders
In Belarus, strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years. Over the weekend, Lukashenko ...
Britain, Canada respond to Belarus' 'sham' presidential election with sanctions
Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, ...
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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 ...
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'A performance and a sham': Belarusian opposition denounces election
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya refuses to call what's happening this weekend in Belarus an election. "It's a sham," the exiled opposition leader says. "This is a military-style operation; a performance ...
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An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in eastern Belarus. It marks Bialiatski as a ...
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Belarus opposition leader hails world support after journalist arrest
VILNIUS--Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Saturday hailed support from around the world after Minsk scrambled a warplane to intercept a flight and arrested a dissident ...