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. A Belarusian court last week sentenced a journalist to five years in jail...
Tag - Belarus Presidential Election 2020
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...
The recent arrest and sentencing of members of the Polish diaspora in Belarus are part of a growing campaign of harassment and persecution orchestrated by the...
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s unswerving commitment to bringing about democratic change in Belarus, despite being forced into exile and despite the imprisonment of her...
As Belarus celebrates Freedom Day, the country’s opposition is calling for new protests against the country’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. The opposition...
