World Sep 13 Belarus protests enter 6th week, still demand leader resign Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000, carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns about President Alexander Lukashenko’s planned meeting on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
World Sep 12 10,000 women march to demand that Belarus president resign About 10,000 women marched noisily through the Belarusian capital on Saturday, beating pots and pans and shouting for the resignation of the country’s authoritarian president in the 35th consecutive day of large anti-government protests.
World Sep 10 Top Belarus activist says authorities threatened to kill her Maria Kolesnikova said that agents of Belarus' state security committee put a bag on her head and drove her to the border with Ukraine before she fought her removal from Belarus and was jailed.
World Sep 01 Scores detained as students march against Belarus president Police in Belarus have detained scores of protesters in the capital of Minsk as university students took to the streets on the first day of classes to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.
World Aug 27 Putin says Russia stands ready to offer security help to Belarus Belarus’ authoritarian president of 26 years, Alexander Lukashenko, is facing weeks of protests against his reelection to a sixth term in the Aug. 9 vote, which the opposition says was rigged.
World Aug 26 In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests gradually With the protests now in their third week, authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is shifting tactics. He is moving to squelch the demonstrations gradually with vague promises of reforms mixed with threats, court summonses and the selective jailing of leading activists.
World Aug 24 Police in Belarus detain several opposition activists The police actions signal authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s determination to stifle massive post-election demonstrations that have entered their third week.
World Aug 20 Strike at Belarus’ state TV erodes government control In a new challenge to Belarus' authoritarian ruler, hundreds of employees of state television have gone on strike amid a rising tide of protests calling for his resignation after a vote the opposition saw as rigged. The journalists' action this…
World Aug 19 Belarus detentions resume as opposition pushes for new vote Authorities in Belarus on Wednesday resumed detentions of protesters who keep taking to the streets to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, as opposition leaders ratchet up pressure on the government by forming a coordination council to push…
World Aug 18 Belarus president remains defiant as strikes widen More workers in Belarus have joined a widening strike to push for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko after an Aug. 9 election that the opposition says was rigged.