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Embattled Belarus Strongman Travels to Russia to Seek Help From Putin

September 14, 2020ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on Embattled Belarus Strongman Travels to Russia to Seek Help From Putin

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko broke into a sweat after the Russian president suggested new elections.

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As Both Sides Dig In, What’s the Endgame for Belarus?

September 12, 2020September 13, 2020ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on As Both Sides Dig In, What’s the Endgame for Belarus?

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko seems set on relentless repression, while protesters think peaceful defiance will win in the end.

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Opposition Leader in Belarus Averts Expulsion by Tearing Up Passport

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on Opposition Leader in Belarus Averts Expulsion by Tearing Up Passport

Maria Kolesnikova, who was abducted on Monday by Belarusian security agents, found a way to foil their plans.

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Protesters Flood Streets in Belarus but Lukashenko Refuses to Bend

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on 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.

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Day After Mass Protests, Belarus Arrests Opposition Activists

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020Ivan Nechepurenko and Andrew HigginsComments Off on 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.

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E.U. Rejects Belarus Election, Calls for Sanctions On Responsible Parties

August 19, 2020August 21, 2020STEVEN ERLANGERComments Off on E.U. Rejects Belarus Election, Calls for Sanctions On Responsible Parties

Europe’s leaders are treading carefully to avoid providing a pretext for further state violence or for a Russian intervention.

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Belarus Leader Rejects Compromise and Pours Scorn on Opposition

August 18, 2020August 19, 2020IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on Belarus Leader Rejects Compromise and Pours Scorn on Opposition

Showing no signs of yielding, President Aleksandr Lukashenko denounced a new opposition council as “wild Nazis.” The Kremlin warned European leaders not to get involved in the unrest in Belarus.

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Aleksandr Lukashenko, Belarus President, Is Jeered by Factory Workers

August 17, 2020August 19, 2020Ivan Nechepurenko and Anton TroianovskiComments Off on Aleksandr Lukashenko, Belarus President, Is Jeered by Factory Workers

As even his base starts to desert him after protests over a rigged election were met with brutality, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s 26-year grip on power may be slipping.

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Workers Join Belarus Protests, as Leader’s Base Turns Against Him

August 14, 2020August 16, 2020Ivan Nechepurenko and Anton TroianovskiComments Off on Workers Join Belarus Protests, as Leader’s Base Turns Against Him

Demonstrators at a huge state-run factory in the capital gave an ultimatum: Unless a fair election is held, they will strike, in a new test of President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s rule.

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Who Is Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Belarus’s Unlikely Opposition Leader?

August 13, 2020MEGAN SPECIAComments Off on Who Is Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Belarus’s Unlikely Opposition Leader?

Ms. Tikhanovskaya spent her summers in rural Ireland, as a “Chernobyl child” sent to the country for respite. Her host family remembers her as a compassionate leader, even as a youngster.

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