In the latest of a series of articles drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look at Belarus, a once promising IT sector decimated by an exodus of talent amid political...
Tag - Belarus Presidential Election 2020
In August 2020, Belarus witnessed its most controversial election yet, leading to widespread protests and international condemnation. Four years on, the landscape...
Since a fraudulent presidential election and subsequent crackdown on dissent in August 2020, Belarus has become a pariah state. But while its dictator Alexander...
As speculation grows that Belarus might formally commit troops to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s economic woes pile up. Earlier this month the dictator of...
For the people of Belarus, August 9 is a bitter anniversary, marking two years since the country’s dictator Alexander Lukashenko was reelected in a sham election...
Ahead of the EU’s Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, which will take place without representatives of the Minsk regime, Alexander Lukashenko takes...
If the European Union wants to match its words about bringing democracy and the rule of law to Belarus with action, then the country must be represented at its Eastern...
Kalesnikava – along with another opposition figure, Maksim Znak – was last month sentenced to 11 years in prison. Jailed Belarusian opposition figure Maria...
In an exclusive interview with Emerging Europe, the leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says that the country’s political prisoners need to...
A year on from a fraudulent presidential election, two horrifying incidents have this week served to offer a timely reminder of just how far the regime of Alexander...
The European Union has stepped up sanctions against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus, targeting in particular exports of oil, tobacco and potash, a key...
Belarus is rewriting history to achieve political goals, and the country’s Polish community is paying the price. World War II is embedded in the mental and...
Protests in Belarus since a rigged presidential election last August have been characterised by their creativity. So much so that as well as inspiring works of art, the...
