On August 9, Presidential Election Day, clashes broke out in Belarus when insurgent police used rubber bullets, flash grenades, tear gas and water cannon to quell protests. Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled for 26 years, claimed he had won a landslide victory in an election assassination by accusations of vote-rigging. …
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it looked like a hostage video. Reading from a piece of paper, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the opposition leader, told supporters in an immersed voice not to take part in mass protests in Belarus or “endanger their lives”. Hours later, she was in Lithuania, implying that she had issued an ultimatum: “God …
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While fighting for his political survival, Alexander Lukashenko took a big gamble by cutting off the Internet in most of Belarus. Belarussians trying to protest against his government are mostly burned out of the outside world: mobile internet is polluted and popular messaging apps are disabled, forcing protesters to find …
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Cities erupted Sunday night in cities in Belarus when rebel police used rubber bullets, flash grenades, tear gas and water cannon to protest the results of the contested presidential election. Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled for 26 years, claimed he had won a landslide victory in an election march over …
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Protests erupted in Belarus after exit polls showed President Alexander Lukashenko had long been re-elected, Reuters reported Sunday. State-approved turnout polls showed the president won 79.7 percent of the vote, while his main opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a former English teacher, received 6.8 percent, according to the newswire. Police had blocked …
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