Aug 26 In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests gradually By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: WHO doctors urge caution over COVID-19 plasma treatment In our news wrap Monday, the World Health Organization urged caution in treating COVID-19 patients with plasma from people who have had the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the treatment at President Trump’s urging, but top… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 4:50 Despite Lukashenko's threats, Belarus protesters stay on the streets By Simon Ostrovsky Protests in Belarus have not let up, two weeks after an election denounced as a fraud by the U.S., the European Union and the opposition to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Now, leaders of that opposition movement, including Nobel Prize-winning writer… Continue watching
Aug 24 Police in Belarus detain several opposition activists By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The police actions signal authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s determination to stifle massive post-election demonstrations that have entered their third week. Continue reading
Aug 20 Strike at Belarus' state TV erodes government control By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 6:07 Protests continue in Belarus as embattled Lukashenko clings to power By Simon Ostrovsky In Belarus, riot police dispersed protesters from the streets of Minsk Wednesday in a show of force, albeit a less brutal one than they were met with after last week's disputed presidential election. Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is calling… Continue watching
Aug 19 Belarus detentions resume as opposition pushes for new vote By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Aug 18 Belarus president remains defiant as strikes widen By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 5:47 In Belarus, 'extraordinary' wave of protests could threaten Lukashenko's reign In Belarus, pressure is mounting for President Alexander Lukashenko to step down after 26 years in power. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to protest last week’s election, which was widely denounced as fraudulent. And the ensuing brutal… Continue watching
Aug 17 Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Workers heckled President Alexander Lukashenko as he visited a factory and strikes grew across Belarus, raising the pressure on the authoritarian leader to step down after 26 years in power. Continue reading