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While Brussels publicly condemned violent Belarus protest crackdown, EU funds paid for 15 surveillance drones in Minsk

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020By Editor

During the police suppression of post-election protest in Belarus, the authorities in Minsk bought surveillance drones with almost $900,000 of EU money. And it happened as Brussels publicly condemned the Lukashenko government. … Read More >While Brussels publicly condemned violent Belarus protest crackdown, EU funds paid for 15 surveillance drones in Minsk

Russia

Ex-Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya placed on ‘wanted’ list in Russia, under Union State treaty with Minsk

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020By Editor

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate in Belarus’ disputed August presidential election, has been placed on the interstate wanted list by Russia’s Interior Ministry. The move follows a request by police in Minsk. … Read More >Ex-Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya placed on ‘wanted’ list in Russia, under Union State treaty with Minsk

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Almost two months after disputed vote, Belarusian police deploy water cannon, make arrests at Minsk anti-Lukashenko rally VIDEOS)

Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020By Editor

Almost two months after the country’s disputed presidential election, protests in Belarus continue. On Sunday, police used a water cannon to disperse a large crowd who again came out onto the streets of Minsk to voice their anger. … Read More >Almost two months after disputed vote, Belarusian police deploy water cannon, make arrests at Minsk anti-Lukashenko rally VIDEOS)

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WATCH as police water cannon turns into FOUNTAIN after reportedly being ‘modified’ by Belarusian protesters

Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020By Editor

Anti-government protesters in Minsk fought back, on Sunday, and apparently damaged a water cannon which had been deployed to disperse them, as it was filmed spraying water vertically into the air. … Read More >WATCH as police water cannon turns into FOUNTAIN after reportedly being ‘modified’ by Belarusian protesters

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Belarus’s Security Forces Detain 11 People During Saturday’s Unauthorised Protests

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020By Editor

Belarusian security forces have detained 11 people who participated in unauthorised protests in the city of Minsk on Saturday, the press service of the capital’s police department said. … Read More >Belarus’s Security Forces Detain 11 People During Saturday’s Unauthorised Protests

EU

EU agrees on ‘immediate’ sanctions against 40 Belarusian officials, but President Lukashenko escapes censure… for now at least

Posted on October 3, 2020October 3, 2020By Editor

Despite opposition from Cyprus, the 27 EU members have agreed to immediately blacklist some 40 officials from Belarus – but not President Alexander Lukashenko – over what the bloc says were rigged presidential elections in August. … Read More >EU agrees on ‘immediate’ sanctions against 40 Belarusian officials, but President Lukashenko escapes censure… for now at least

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In unprecedented step, UK & Canada impose sanctions on Lukashenko & other Belarus big wigs over ‘rigged elections’ & ‘repression’

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020By Editor

The British and Canadian governments imposed sanctions, on Tuesday, against long-time Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, along with his eldest son Viktor, and six other high-ranking officials in the state apparatus. … Read More >In unprecedented step, UK & Canada impose sanctions on Lukashenko & other Belarus big wigs over ‘rigged elections’ & ‘repression’

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‘Why didn’t you hand over power to Yellow Vests?’ Belarus’s Lukashenko tells Macron after French leader calls for his resignation

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

If Emmanuel Macron believes heads of state must resign over street protests, he should have left office himself when Yellow Vest demonstrators took to the streets in France, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday. … Read More >‘Why didn’t you hand over power to Yellow Vests?’ Belarus’s Lukashenko tells Macron after French leader calls for his resignation

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Belarusian Nobel Literature prize winner & leading opposition figure Alexievich leaves country but insists she’s not fleeing

Posted on September 29, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, a key member of the opposition’s Coordination Council, has departed the country for Germany. Her assistant says she has left for personal reasons, and will soon return. … Read More >Belarusian Nobel Literature prize winner & leading opposition figure Alexievich leaves country but insists she’s not fleeing

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‘Run of the Free’ athletes prove too slow for Belarusian police as several jogging anti-Lukashenko protesters detained (VIDEO)

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

The Belarus opposition keeps coming up with unconventional ways to protest against long-time President Alexander Lukashenko. This time a group staged a spontaneous athletics event in Minsk – but they could not outrun the law. … Read More >‘Run of the Free’ athletes prove too slow for Belarusian police as several jogging anti-Lukashenko protesters detained (VIDEO)