Sep 23 Belarus president sworn in at unannounced inaugural ceremony By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Belarus’ besieged Lukashenko meets with Putin 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… Continue watching
Sep 13 Belarus protests enter 6th week, still demand leader resign By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 12 10,000 women march to demand that Belarus president resign By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 10 Top Belarus activist says authorities threatened to kill her By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 09 Serbia suspends war games in Belarus, alleges E.U. ‘pressure’ By Associated Press Serbia has suspended all foreign military exercises on the eve of planned maneuvers with Russia in Belarus. Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said the government’s decision came “after tremendous and undeserved pressure” from the European Union. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: House Democrats launch probe of USPS postmaster general In our news wrap Tuesday, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are launching a probe of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The Washington Post reports his former company pressured employees to make political contributions and then illegally reimbursed them. DeJoy… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Saudi Arabia sentences 8 in Khashoggi killing In our news wrap Monday, eight people in Saudi Arabia were sentenced to prison for their roles in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. A UN investigator had criticized the trial, which… Continue watching
Sep 01 Scores detained as students march against Belarus president By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 01 Belarus poll workers describe fraud in Aug. 9 election By Kostya Manenkov, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Even before the Aug. 9 presidential election in Belarus ended, a poll worker in Minsk said she was asked to sign a document summing up its result, with the vote totals left blank. Continue reading