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• More than 100 protesters detained by Belarus forces at pro-democracy rallies

  Belarusian security forces detained more than 100 protesters on Sunday at rallies in Minsk the opposition had billed as "the march of neighbors," a rights group reported and videos on local social media showed.

  World

  Nov 29, 2020
• Canada sanctions 31 more Belarusian officials over disputed election violence

  Canada and the United Kingdom together imposed a first round of sanctions last month.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2020
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• EU leaders agree to sanction Belarus over election results

  A special written procedure will be launched on Friday to impose sanctions on about 40 Belarus officials.

  World

  Oct 1, 2020
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• Canada sanctions 11 Belarusian officials over election violence, repression

  The asset freeze comes after violent crackdowns on protestors opposing the 'fraudulent' election in Belarus.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2020
• More than 80 demonstrators arrested as protests in Belarus continue

  Hundreds of women calling for the authoritarian president to step down protested in Belarus' capital on Saturday, continuing the large demonstrations that have rocked the country since early August.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2020
• Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko sworn in at unannounced inauguration

  One opposition leader called the secretive ceremony "a farce."

  Politics

  Sep 23, 2020
• Pressure on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko mounts as mass rallies continue

  Videos shared by local media outlets showed security forces in helmets or masks hauling protesters off the streets.

  World

  Sep 20, 2020
• Hundreds detained as more than 100,000 protest in Belarus

  On Saturday, at least 5,000 people had marched through the city demanding the release of a jailed opposition leader, in the latest in a wave of mass protests after the Aug 9 presidential vote.

  World

  Sep 13, 2020
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• Dozens of protesters detained during anti-government rally in Belarus

  Belarus police detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as thousands of people gathered in the capital Minsk demanding the release of a jailed opposition leader, the latest in a wave of mass protests following a disputed election.

  World

  Sep 12, 2020
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• Belarus protest leader detained by masked men, opposition movement says

  Masked men detained Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova in central Minsk on Monday morning and drove her away in a van and two of her allies also disappeared later, the opposition movement said.

  World

  Sep 7, 2020