Frozen US aid brings new challenges to groups hit by harsh crackdowns in Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even being outlawed and forced to operate ...
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Belarus strongman wins a seventh term in an election the opposition calls a farce
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in ...
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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman’s rule
Belarus’ opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than ...
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Alexander Lukashenko wins seventh straight term in ‘sham’ Belarus election
Election officials say Lukashenko received 86.8 percent of vote amid accusations the vote was neither free nor fair.
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Lukashenko wins seventh term in Belarus election
President Alexander Lukashenko has won a a seventh term in office in Belarus ... The country holds nearly 1,300 political ...
Belarus president set to extend 30-year rule as critics slam ‘sham’ election
Belarusians are voting in a closely-managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the one-man rule of ...