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Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski jailed over anti-government protests

A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison. Mr Bialiatski and three other top figures of the Viasna human rights centre he ...

03 Mar 2023 at 13:50

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Thousands convicted in Belarus during sweeping crackdown on dissent

Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent, the country’s leading human rights group said on Monday. The Viasna human rights ...

05 Mar 2024 at 01:33

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Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticising president

A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison for her critical reports chronicling a sweeping crackdown on dissent launched by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Minsk City Court convicted ...

11 Dec 2024 at 16:56

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Belarus targets hundreds for showing solidarity with Ukraine

Hundreds of people in Belarus who have shown solidarity with Ukraine have been arrested in a sweeping crackdown under authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally of Russia in the war, human rights activists said. At least 1,...

20 Nov 2024 at 17:52

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Lukashenko set to return to power in Belarus amid orchestrated election

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus as the country held an orchestrated election guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat another term in power. “Needed!” the posters ...

26 Jan 2025 at 09:22

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Lukashenko wins seventh term in Belarus election

President Alexander Lukashenko has won a a seventh term in office in Belarus, according to the country’s Central Election Commission. According to a statement by the Central Election Commission, the 70-year-old leader took nearly ...

27 Jan 2025 at 00:42

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Authoritarian leader of Belarus sworn for seventh term

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in for a seventh term, and he mocked those who derided him as “Europe’s last dictator” by saying his country has more democracy “than those who cast themselves ...

25 Mar 2025 at 15:37

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