Tag: Alexander Lukashenko
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Belarus opposition to restart protests as crackdown widens
The opposition in Belarus called for fresh demonstrations to breathe life into a protest movement against strongman Alexander Lukashenko
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Belarus demands extradition of opposition leader Tikhanovskaya
Belarus said it had requested the extradition of exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
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Belarus president Lukashenko makes son Olympic committee president
Minsk, Feb 26 (AFP/APP):President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko handed over the reins of the country’s Olympic committee to his son on Friday, days after the IOC hinted it might ban its flag from the Tokyo Games. Lukashenko, 67, who had headed Belarus’ National Olympic Committee (NOC) since 1967, promised that he would not be running…
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Lukashenko rival in court as Belarus sees new crackdown
A leading Belarusian opposition figure went on trial in a nation that was gripped by months of anti-government protests last year
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Belarus reporters deny charges in ‘absurd’ protest trial
Two Belarusian journalists denied organising protests against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko