# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 27 December, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
The proposed amendments are published on the president’s official website.
# alexander-lukashenko - Tuesday 14 December, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Sergei Tikhanovsky’s wife and self-exiled current opposition leader, denounced the verdict on Twitter.
# alexander-lukashenko - Friday 3 December, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
Volha Zalatar was arrested on the street when she was taking her 10-year-old daughter to music school.
# alexander-lukashenko - Tuesday 30 November, 2021
# Lukashenko
# Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko has also said for the first time that he recognises the contested Crimean Peninsula as part of Russia.
# alexander-lukashenko - Sunday 21 November, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is visiting the Baltic states to discuss the conflict.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 15 November, 2021
# Alexander Lukashenko
# Alexander Lukashenko
Iraq has recorded 571 of its citizens on the border who have said they are ready to return “voluntarily”.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 9 August, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
President Alexander Lukashenko also promised to step down ‘very soon’ but would not say when exactly.
# alexander-lukashenko - Wednesday 4 August, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
Lukashenko has been cracking down on opponents since protests erupted last year following ‘unfair’ elections.
# alexander-lukashenko - Tuesday 3 August, 2021
# Vitaly Shishov
# Vitaly Shishov
Vitaly Shishov ran an NGO that helped his compatriots flee repression in Belarus.
# alexander-lukashenko - Wednesday 14 July, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
Authorities raided the homes of dozens of NGO workers and journalists across the country.
# alexander-lukashenko - Wednesday 9 June, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
An online campaign launched against Belarussian journalist, Roman Protasevich, alleges he has ties to Neo-Nazi groups.
# alexander-lukashenko - Tuesday 1 June, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Only citizens with papers granting them a “permanent stay in a foreign state” are allowed to leave Belarus.
# alexander-lukashenko - Saturday 29 May, 2021
# Belarus Protests
# Belarus Protests
The gathering was small and in line with Covid-19 regulations which limit how many can meet in public.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 24 May, 2021
# Explainer
# Explainer
Yesterday’s incident was the latest in a series of crackdowns against the country’s opposition.
# alexander-lukashenko - Sunday 13 December, 2020
# Belarus Protests
# Belarus Protests
Demonstrators waving the opposition’s red and white flag marched on the outskirts of the capital.
# alexander-lukashenko - Tuesday 17 November, 2020
# Thomas Byrne
# Thomas Byrne
More than 700 people were jailed following latest anti-government protests in Belarus, the country’s interior ministry said on Monday.
# alexander-lukashenko - Wednesday 4 November, 2020
# Asset Freeze
# Asset Freeze
Envoys from member states have given the green light to freeze Lukashenko’s assets.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 26 October, 2020
# Lukashenko
# Lukashenko
There have been protests in Belarus since early August.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 12 October, 2020
# Belarus
# Belarus
EU foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions personally targeting the strongman leader.
# alexander-lukashenko - Friday 18 September, 2020
# Belarus
# Belarus
Protesters have been demanding the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko since the August election.
# alexander-lukashenko - Sunday 13 September, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
“I came out for freedom,” one protester said today in Minsk.
# alexander-lukashenko - Saturday 12 September, 2020
# Protests
# Protests
A massive protest is expected in Minsk tomorrow.
# alexander-lukashenko - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
Maria Kolesnikova was detained while trying to cross overnight into Ukraine.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 7 September, 2020
# Protests
# Protests
Hundreds of people were detained by police after weekend protests.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 31 August, 2020
# Protests
# Protests
The arrest is part of an effort to stifle weeks of protests demanding the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko .
# alexander-lukashenko - Wednesday 26 August, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
The renewed crackdown on protesters comes as authorities crank up pressure on the opposition, jailing several activists.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 24 August, 2020
# Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
# Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
The Taoiseach expressed Ireland’s solidarity with the people of Belarus in their pursuit of democracy and human rights.
# alexander-lukashenko - Sunday 23 August, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
Officials warned Belarusians not to participate in “illegal demonstrations”.
# alexander-lukashenko - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# Belarus
# Belarus
Protesters have flooded the streets of Belarusian cities since the 9 August election.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 17 August, 2020
# Belarus
# Belarus
Lukashenko tried to rally support today but was met with workers chanting at him to “go away”.
# alexander-lukashenko - Sunday 16 August, 2020
# Protests
# Protests
Lukashenko said earlier that he has support from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
# alexander-lukashenko - Saturday 15 August, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
Crowds gathered in Minsk to honour a protester who died during this week’s crackdown.
# alexander-lukashenko - Friday 14 August, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
Today’s crowds in Minsk grew to more than 20,000, filling central Independence Square.
# alexander-lukashenko - Thursday 13 August, 2020
# Disputed Election
# Disputed Election
More than 6,700 people have been detained following protests over a disputed election.
# alexander-lukashenko - Tuesday 11 August, 2020
# Statement
# Statement
One demonstrator was killed last night during protests against election results in the country.
# Alexander Lukashenko
# Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko just won another presidential election, although the opposition has said it was rigged.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 10 August, 2020
# Alexander Lukashenko
# Alexander Lukashenko
Dozens were injured and thousands detained hours after Sunday’s disputed vote.
# Alexander Lukashenko
# Alexander Lukashenko
Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya rejected the results of the exit poll.
# alexander-lukashenko - Wednesday 1 April, 2020
# Playing On
From The42
# Playing On
The country’s Premier League season continues despite the global pandemic, which has seen the rest of world football shut down.
# alexander-lukashenko - Monday 12 October, 2015
# Belarus
# Belarus
Western sanctions in the country, imposed over rights abuse allegations, might soon be lifted.
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