In a country where presidents’ tenures often end with violent upheavals, Sadyr Japarov emerged victorious in a snap election set off by an uprising last fall.
Author: IVAN NECHEPURENKO
Irina Antonova, Grande Dame of Russian Museum World, Dies at 98
During her decades-long reign at Moscow’s main fine arts museum, she provided a window on the outside world for the Soviet people. She died of complications of the coronavirus.
The Reign of Terror That Sustains Belarus’s Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko
Despite hundreds of thousands protesting against him for months, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko has been able to cling to power thanks to an all-pervasive security system.
In Belarus, Women Led the Protests and Shattered Stereotypes
The women who organized the political campaign and the subsequent protests against President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko may ultimately be defeated. But society may never be the same.
Kyrgyzstan in Chaos After Protesters Seize Government Buildings
The country’s electoral agency annulled the results of Sunday’s disputed parliamentary elections and the president offered to mediate. But it remained unclear who was in control.
Russian Journalist Sets Herself on Fire and Dies, Blaming Government
The self-immolation by the journalist, Irina Slavina, 47, a longtime Kremlin critic, came a day after the authorities in her hometown of Nizhny Novgorod had searched her apartment.
Aleksandr Lukashenko Sworn In as Belarus President in Secret Ceremony
Despite weeks of mass demonstrations against his re-election, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko declared victory over protesters as he began a sixth term.
In Belarus, Russian Mercenaries Turned From Saboteurs to Friends
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko accused Russia of sending a group of mercenaries to disrupt his re-election. With mass protests consuming the country after the vote, he briskly changed his tune.
Hundreds of Women Arrested at Protest in Belarus
Women have become the face of the protests against President Aleksandr Lukashenko, and his police force rounded up more than 300 participants in a “Women’s March” in Minsk on Saturday.
Protests Persist Against Belarus’s Leader Aleksandr Lukashenko
Although no arrests or clashes were reported on Sunday, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko told a rally of supporters this weekend that protesters had until Monday to calm down.