Belarus politics

Blend, a Kurd from Iraq, considers himself lucky. He has only spent 14 days in a camp on the Belarusian side of the border and five days in the woods after crossing to the Polish side. When his kidney problems started to become unbearable because of lack

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This photographer captured how activists helped migrants at the Poland-Belarus border

10:48am January 03, 2022

Polish-based photographer Kasia Strek documented what it was like for migrants and people in Poland as the crisis evolved at the border in November.

Migrants aiming to cross into Poland camp near the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border on Nov. 17.

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Syrians say Belarus deported them even though they're wanted by Assad's regime

4:41pm December 24, 2021

After luring asylum-seekers to the EU as a political stunt, Belarus has now sent people back to the dangerous place they were escaping, rights groups and migrants tell NPR.

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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the exiled leader of Belarus' pro-democracy movement seen photographed in September in Vilnius, Lithuania, is calling for a revival of mass protests in her country against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko.

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From Exile, Tikhanovskaya Calls For '2nd Wave Of Protests' Against Belarus Regime

4:31pm March 24, 2021

by Lucian Kim

The exiled leader of Belarus' pro-democracy movement says that renewed protests and diplomatic pressure will lead to a peaceful political transition and new, free and fair elections.

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People protest at the Independence Square in Minsk on Thursday.

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'Tightening The Screws': Belarus' Lukashenko Shows No Sign Of Bending To Protests

7:31pm August 28, 2020

by Lucian Kim

The Belarusian president appears to regain the upper hand after mass demonstrations against his reelection in a vote that's been criticized by the U.S. and the European Union.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, candidate for Belarus' presidential election, smiles as she speaks to people during a meeting in her support in Brest, Belarus, on Aug. 2.

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Belarus' Opposition Leaders Reemerge After Post-Election Crackdown

5:24pm August 14, 2020

by Lucian Kim

The country's scattered opposition is regaining its footing after President Alexander Lukashenko unleashed his security forces on protesters during four nights of unprecedented violence.