Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist’s ... - AP News
5 days ago · Updated 10:32 AM PDT, October 15, 2024. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus on Tuesday sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officials. Palina Sharenda-Panasyuk was arrested in 2021 during the crackdown on opposition that began after ...
An independent journalist arrested on treason charges in Belarus | AP News
3 days ago · TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An independent journalist in Belarus has been arrested on charges of high treason, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on media and free speech by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government, a media rights watchdog said Thursday. Danil Palianski, a reporter from the city of Brest, was arrested in ...
Photos, video of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences …
May 15, 2023 · For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko have been a mystery. The 68-year-old was seen last week at a Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square looking pale, tired and bloated, and skipped a Kremlin breakfast.
Europe’s ‘last dictator’: Who is Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko?
Nov 25, 2021 · With a grey comb-over hairstyle, chevron-shaped moustache and a strong rural accent, Alexander Lukashenko, a former collective farm manager-turned-minor Communist official, was the only...
Footage of Belarus President Lukashenko emerge after days of
May 15, 2023 · TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko have been a mystery. The 68-year-old was seen at a May 9 Victory Day parade in...
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko under fire - BBC News
Sep 11, 2020 · Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Europe's longest-serving ruler, is facing unprecedented opposition to his power. The 66-year-old former Soviet farm boss claimed a sixth term as...
Lukashenko: No one came out of mutiny a hero, Belarus leader ... - BBC
Jul 6, 2023 · As you can probably guess from his nuclear comments, Alexander Lukashenko is a controversial figure. The US, EU and the UK do not recognise him as the legitimate president of Belarus.
2020–2021 Belarusian protests - Wikipedia
The 2020–2021 Belarusian protests were a series of mass political demonstrations and protests against the Belarusian government and President Alexander Lukashenko. [70][71] The largest anti-government protests in the history of Belarus, the demonstrations began in the lead-up to and during the 2020 presidential election, in which Lukashenko ...
Belarus leader Lukashenko's absence at ceremony sparks ... - NBC News
May 15, 2023 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has not been seen in public since Tuesday, did not appear on Sunday at a ceremony in the capital, Minsk, triggering speculation that the veteran...
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko re-emerges after health …
May 15, 2023 · Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko re-emerges after health scare. President appears with bandaged arm after struggling in Russia last week. Alexander Lukashenko visited the country’s air...