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Belarus election likely extends Lukashenko's 30-year authoritarian rule
In the 2020 presidential election, Lukashenko claimed an 80% victory, leading to accusations of fraud, widespread protests, and a brutal crackdown that saw thousands arrested ...
Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 15 more people on eve of election
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, ...
'A performance and a sham': Belarusian opposition denounces election
Today, all the key opposition figures from the period are in prison or have fled abroad, like Tikhanovskaya. Former protesters still in Belarus have been scared into silence. So the opposition leader ...
What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’
Five years since the harsh crackdown on protestors after the 2020 election, critics are readying themselves for Belarus' ...
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Viewpoint: With Putin’s protection, is Lukashenko’s reelection in Belarus a foregone conclusion?
Ahead of Saturday’s election in Belarus, there is little doubt that Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, will win a new term in office. After the protests that erupted following the ...
Trump urges Putin to ‘make a deal’ to end the war in Ukraine
President Trump on Thursday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, arguing he thinks the latter is ready to negotiate. A reporter asked Trump in the Oval ...
What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
Europe’s longest-serving authoritarian leader, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26, 2025. And even before the first vote is counted, it can be stated with a fair ...