The app has helped fuel democracy movements in Iran and Belarus but now faces scrutiny as extremists and conspiracy theorists flock to it amid crackdowns by Facebook and Twitter on disinformation.
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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.
Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company
Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators.
Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company
Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators.
Belarus Protesters Call for General Strike Against Lukashenko
The country’s autocratic ruler, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is hanging on. But his fate may be decided in Moscow, where patience is wearing thin.
E.U. Agrees to Penalize Lukashenko, but Gives Him Time to Back Down
Foreign ministers of the bloc, which had imposed sanctions on other Belarus officials, agreed to apply them to the country’s president, pressuring him to call new elections.
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.
Putin, Long the Sower of Instability, Is Now Surrounded by It
Fueled by the pandemic, uprisings in Belarus and Kyrgyzstan and a war in the Caucasus region are undermining the influence of the Russian leader.
E.U. Failure to Impose Sanctions on Belarus Lays Bare Its Weakness
E.U. foreign policy moves require unanimous support from the member nations — a rule that continually undercuts the bloc’s bold ambitions for global influence.
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.