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Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
Read full article: Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce.
An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
Read full article: An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in BelarusAles Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus and is one of hundreds of its political prisoners.
Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after being held incommunicado for over 700 days
Read full article: Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after being held incommunicado for over 700 daysAn imprisoned opposition leader in Belarus has resurfaced in a video shot by a pro-government blogger after over 700 days of no contact with his family.
Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say
Read full article: Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists sayBelarus is cracking down on its LGBTQ+ community, detaining and beating nearly three dozen of them in the last three months.