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U.N. steps up monitoring of reported abuses in Belarus, raising stakes
The United Nations agreed on Friday to step up monitoring of reported rights abuses during Belarus's crackdown on protests, angering Minsk and its ally Moscow and raising the diplomatic stakes in the crisis.
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Belarus: 100,000 join rally against Lukashenko on eve of Putin showdown
Protesters hold placards criticising Russian support as they march on president’s Minsk residence
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Lukashenko gets birthday call from Putin as Belarus protests rumble
Russian President Vladimir Putin used a birthday phone call on Sunday to invite Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to visit Moscow, a Kremlin show of support as thousands of protesters streamed into central Minsk demanding Lukashenko step down.
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'It's a Telegram revolution': Messaging app proves crucial to Belarus protests
The Telegram messaging app has become an indispensable tool in coordinating the unprecedented mass demonstrations that have rocked Belarus.
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Belarus riot police drop shields and are embraced by anti-government protesters
At least 50 Belarus security personnel in riot gear dropped their shields and were embraced by anti-government protesters in Minsk, as demonstrators chanted "brothers" at the police.
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EU to sanction Belarus over electoral 'falsification' and 'violence'
Meanwhile, Poland and Lithuania have announced financial, logistic and medical help for the protesters.
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Belarus leader set to claim another election win
An exit poll for state TV shows a huge victory for Alexander Lukashenko but opposition cries foul.
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Women unite in maverick attempt to unseat Lukashenko in Belarus
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Maria Kolesnikova and Veronika Tsepkalo challenge president’s 25-year rule
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Pompeo visits Belarus as Minsk's ties with Moscow fray
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Belarus on Saturday, seeking to ...
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Step up Vladimir Putin, president of Belarus?
Analysis As tensions between Minsk and Moscow spill out into the open, rumours multiply about Vladimir Putin's future plans for the small, Slavic nation on the edge of Europe.
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EU, Baltics, Poland target Russia grid separation by 2025
The Baltic nations, Poland and the European Commission agreed Thursday (28 June) on a roadmap to synchronise the region’s electricity network with the rest of continental Europe’s by 2025 and end their reliance on the Russian grid. The leaders of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the European Commission all signed up to a political agreement during a special ceremony on the sidelines of the ongoing European Council summit.
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Will Belarus Be Putin’s Next Victim?
Another Kremlin-driven crisis may be coming to Eastern Europe—but which side will the Trump administration be on?
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'Very Hungry And Thin As Rope': Belarusian Centenarian Recalls Years Spent In Stalin's Gulag
A centenarian who lived through Stalin's repression recounts the hardships and some of the happier times of her life.
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How Poles stole German intelligence money meant for opposition in Belarus
A hot scandal broke out in Poland a few days ago unveiling the mechanisms the so-called “democratic opposition” applies in the countries that push their own agenda and do not listen to their Western “friends." By Alexander Shtorm.
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Outrage as Belarus arrests authors, publishers and journalists in crackdown
Human rights organisations have called on Belarusian authorities to drop all charges immediately against writers, publishers and journalists who have been arrested following a wave of nationwide protests. The Committee to Protect Journalists said security forces had detained or otherwise obstructed at least 32 people in recent weeks. It was joined by Pen America in protesting against the arrests.
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Belarus suspends 'parasite' tax after record protests
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday a tax on those not in full-time employment should not be enforced this year, after widespread public opposition to the levy led to the biggest protests in years. Popularly known as the "law against social parasites" it requires those who work less than 183 days per year to pay the government $250 in compensation for lost taxes. It has gone down badly with the Belarussian public at a time when many are struggling to make ends meet after more than two years of economic recession.
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Meet Yana, The Two-Faced Kitty Whose Parents Ran Out Of Ink
Being two-faced is generally considered to be a bad thing. Unless you’re Yana the cat that is. By James Gould-Bourn.
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Inside the Institutions for the Chernobyl Victims Forgotten by Society
In her photo series "The Invisible People of Belarus," photographer Jadwiga Bronte explored the effects of the Chernobyl disaster on the people of Belarus, specifically those living in governmental institutions called "internats." These institutions are part asylum, part orphanage, and part hospice... By Tom Usher.
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