Tag Archives: Human Rights / Civil Rights

Putin bets on Lukashenko for holding power in Belarus for now: sources

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko is likely to remain in power despite protests against him and is content to let him fly, two sources close to the Kremlin said. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko take a break …

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Who speaks at the Republican National Convention, and why

(Reuters) – New week’s Republican National Convention will be a four-day celebration of President Donald Trump, with a younger generation hoping for a shot at the White House in 2024, as well as a St. Louis few that broke guns. among Protestants against anti-racism. PHOTO PHOTO: A tractor decorated to …

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Belarus launches criminal lawsuit against new opposition party

MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Thursday launched a criminal case against a new opposition court, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to block the streets of Protestants rejecting his re-election. PHOTO PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with …

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