MOSCOW (Reuters) – A presidential contender who says he fled Belarus because he feared for freedom and custody of his children told Reuters that the country’s opposition is trusting a candidate he characterized as Joan of Arc in recent days. Valery Tsepkalo, a Belarusian opposition figure who was banned from …
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MINSK (Reuters) – An opposition candidate who wanted to confront Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in next month’s presidential election fled to Russia with his two sons, fearing they might be removed, his campaign said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Valery Tsepkalo, a potential candidate in the upcoming presidential election, speaks to …
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MINSK (Reuters) – The main opposition presidential candidate in Belarus sent her children abroad to an undisclosed location in the EU after receiving threats that they would be taken from them unless she quits her career, an opposition journalist said . FILE PHOTO: Candidate in the upcoming presidential election Svetlana …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed Western criticism on Wednesday after his two main opponents were excluded from next month’s presidential election and police arrested more than 250 protesters. Law enforcement officers detain a man outside the Belarusian electoral commission as people line up to file their complaints …
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