With large-scale demonstrations showing little sign of winding down, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s security forces appear to have shifted from mass repression to more targeted disappearances.
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For Aging Belarus Rockers, a Late Shot at Stardom
Forced underground in the 1990s to a life of cover gigs and guitar lessons, they are re-emerging amid the country’s political awakening.
For Aging Belarus Rockers, a Late Shot at Stardom
Forced underground in the 1990s to a life of cover gigs and guitar lessons, they are re-emerging amid the country’s political awakening.
Protesters Flood Streets in Belarus but Lukashenko Refuses to Bend
The authorities sealed off streets in the capital to clamp down on demonstrations but mostly refrained from the heavy-handed violence.
The 22-Year-Old Coordinating Protests in Belarus, From a Small Office in Poland
Stepan Svetlov hasn’t set foot in Belarus for two years. But his social media profile is now a lodestar for demonstrators back home.
Belarus President Hunkers Down as Protests Call for Him to Leave
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, the autocratic president of Belarus since 1994, is no longer brutally suppressing demonstrations that have gone on for weeks, but he shows no signs of going away.
‘Something Broke Inside Belarusians.’ Why an Apolitical People Rose Up
Comfortable urban elites long tolerated the eccentricities of the country’s ruler, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko. Then came the coronavirus and a blatantly falsified presidential election.
Putin Warns Belarus Protesters: Don’t Push Too Hard
He said Russia had formed a security force that could intervene if its neighbor “gets out of control.” But for Mr. Putin, that poses the risk creating another anti-Russian hotbed like Ukraine.
Sweden Raises Alarm over Russian Military Exercises
Stockholm reinforced its defenses on a strategic island, amid military activity in the Baltic Sea that has “not been seen since the Cold War.”
Day After Mass Protests, Belarus Arrests Opposition Activists
After rallies in the capital, Minsk, drew 100,000 people, the authorities arrested two more opposition activists and summoned others for questioning.