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The proposed amendments are published on the president’s official website.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Sergei Tikhanovsky’s wife and self-exiled current opposition leader, denounced the verdict on Twitter.
Volha Zalatar was arrested on the street when she was taking her 10-year-old daughter to music school.
Alexander Lukashenko has also said for the first time that he recognises the contested Crimean Peninsula as part of Russia.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is visiting the Baltic states to discuss the conflict.
Iraq has recorded 571 of its citizens on the border who have said they are ready to return “voluntarily”.
President Alexander Lukashenko also promised to step down ‘very soon’ but would not say when exactly.
Lukashenko has been cracking down on opponents since protests erupted last year following ‘unfair’ elections.
Vitaly Shishov ran an NGO that helped his compatriots flee repression in Belarus.
Authorities raided the homes of dozens of NGO workers and journalists across the country.
An online campaign launched against Belarussian journalist, Roman Protasevich, alleges he has ties to Neo-Nazi groups.
Only citizens with papers granting them a “permanent stay in a foreign state” are allowed to leave Belarus.
The gathering was small and in line with Covid-19 regulations which limit how many can meet in public.
Yesterday’s incident was the latest in a series of crackdowns against the country’s opposition.
Demonstrators waving the opposition’s red and white flag marched on the outskirts of the capital.
More than 700 people were jailed following latest anti-government protests in Belarus, the country’s interior ministry said on Monday.
Envoys from member states have given the green light to freeze Lukashenko’s assets.
There have been protests in Belarus since early August.
EU foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions personally targeting the strongman leader.
Protesters have been demanding the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko since the August election.
“I came out for freedom,” one protester said today in Minsk.
A massive protest is expected in Minsk tomorrow.
Maria Kolesnikova was detained while trying to cross overnight into Ukraine.
Hundreds of people were detained by police after weekend protests.
The arrest is part of an effort to stifle weeks of protests demanding the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko.
The renewed crackdown on protesters comes as authorities crank up pressure on the opposition, jailing several activists.
The Taoiseach expressed Ireland’s solidarity with the people of Belarus in their pursuit of democracy and human rights.
Officials warned Belarusians not to participate in “illegal demonstrations”.
Protesters have flooded the streets of Belarusian cities since the 9 August election.
Lukashenko tried to rally support today but was met with workers chanting at him to “go away”.
Lukashenko said earlier that he has support from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Crowds gathered in Minsk to honour a protester who died during this week’s crackdown.
Today’s crowds in Minsk grew to more than 20,000, filling central Independence Square.
More than 6,700 people have been detained following protests over a disputed election.
One demonstrator was killed last night during protests against election results in the country.
Alexander Lukashenko just won another presidential election, although the opposition has said it was rigged.
Dozens were injured and thousands detained hours after Sunday’s disputed vote.
Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya rejected the results of the exit poll.
The country’s Premier League season continues despite the global pandemic, which has seen the rest of world football shut down.
Western sanctions in the country, imposed over rights abuse allegations, might soon be lifted.