Alexander Lukashenko
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Canada adds new sanctions against Belarus after arrest of journalistAn air navigation services company, oil company and two Belarusian automobile plants are among the newly sanctioned entities.CanadaJun 21
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EU bans Belarus planes from airspace over arrest of journalistThe move requires EU member states "to deny permission to land in, take off from or overfly their territories to any aircraft operated by Belarusian air carriers."WorldJun 4
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Belarusian editor arrested as crackdown on journalists intensifiesIt wasn't immediately clear if Shota had been formally charged with extremism, which can carry a prison sentence of up to 10 years.PoliticsMay 30
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Belarusians left feeling cornered after European Union cuts air links“Shutting the borders turns Belarus into a can of rotting preserves. We are being turned into hostages,” said Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska.WorldMay 29
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UN agency launches probe of diverted flight carrying Belarus journalistThe investigation will seek to determine whether there was a breach of international aviation law.WorldMay 27
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Belarus sinks deeper into isolation after journalist’s dramatic arrestThe dramatic developments put a spotlight on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's iron-fisted rule and suppression of dissent.PoliticsMay 25
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Who is Roman Protasevich, the journalist Belarus detained by forcing a plane to land?Protasevich is currently editor-in-chief of a Belarusian political outlet called "Belarus of the Brain" which has around a quarter of a million subscribers.WorldMay 24
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Belarus authorities arrest dozens ahead of planned anti-government protestsThe opposition is planning demonstrations Thursday to mark Freedom Day, the anniversary of the country's 1918 declaration of independence.PoliticsMar 24
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Police detain around 100 anti-government protesters in Belarus capitalCrowds of people have taken part in dozens of small rallies scattered all around Minsk.WorldDec 20, 2020
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More than 100 detained as thousands of anti-Lukashenko protesters march in BelarusLukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, has shrugged off the scale of protests, saying they are sponsored by the West.PoliticsDec 6, 2020
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