Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya to meet with senior US State Department official – says Lukashenko will ‘have to leave’

Exiled Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has revealed she will meet with US diplomat Stephen Biegun to discuss this month’s disputed election, controversially awarded to incumbent Alexander Lukashenko. … Read More >Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya to meet with senior US State Department official – says Lukashenko will ‘have to leave’

Lukashenko asks public to forgive heavy-handed Belarusian cops who ‘made a mistake’ during violent anti-government protests

At a rally in the western city of Grodno on Saturday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko asked protesters to forgive police “if they made a mistake” and ordered striking factories to be shut down. … Read More >Lukashenko asks public to forgive heavy-handed Belarusian cops who ‘made a mistake’ during violent anti-government protests