Belarus opposition leader threatens nationwide strike
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya threatened Tuesday to call a nationwide strike unless the country's authoritarian president announces his resignation.
Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700
Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, who has run the country with an iron fist for 26 years.
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News Wrap: U.S. imposes sanctions on Belarusian officials
In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on eight Belarusian officials for their roles in the country’s disputed presidential election -- and the violent crackdown that followed. The move came soon after the European Union had…
EU sanctions Belarus over election, gets in-kind response
The European Union has imposed sanctions Friday on 40 officials suspected of election misconduct and a brutal security crackdown on protesters in Belarus, which quickly retaliated by announcing its own sanctions against the EU.
In our news wrap Monday, suicides in the U.S. military are up 20 percent this year over last year. Air Force and Army officials say the stress of COVID-19 and isolation may be partly to blame, and the Army says…
In our news wrap Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed cautious optimism during a Senate hearing about the outlook for a reliable coronavirus vaccine. But when Republican Sen. Rand Paul argued that herd immunity is working, Fauci shot back, “if you…
Several European countries used the occasion to reiterate that they don’t recognize the results of the election and refused to regard Lukashenko as the legitimate president.
In our news wrap Monday, Belarus’ embattled President Alexander Lukashenko traveled to neighboring Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who promised a $1.5 billion loan and warned against foreign interference in Belarus’ politics. Also, scientists in Denmark and…
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.
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