Belarus elections
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U.S. holding off on Belarus sanctions, seeks to coordinate with EU: sourcesCanada and Britain have gone ahead with sanctions on individual Belarusians, which were meant to be a coordinated move with the United States.WorldSep 30, 2020
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Canada, U.K., U.S. set to lay sanctions over Belarus election violenceSources say the sanctions could come as early as Friday after incumbent claims disputed election win.CanadaSep 24, 2020
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Belarus deports journalists, revokes accreditations in widespread media crackdownTwo Moscow-based Associated Press journalists who were covering the recent protests in Belarus were deported to Russia on Saturday.WorldAug 29, 2020
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Belarus president rejects calls to redo contested election after mass protestsProtests began late on Aug. 9 at the closing of presidential elections. Official results say the authoritarian Lukashenko, in office since 1994, won a sixth term in a landslide with about 80 per cent of the vote.WorldAug 16, 2020
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Belarus capital floods with thousands as anger grows over electionNearly 7,000 people have been detained and hundreds injured since Sunday as police have ferociously dispersed the demonstrations.PoliticsAug 14, 2020
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Hundreds form human chains as Belarus protests intensifyIn several areas of Minsk, hundreds of women formed long "lines of solidarity.'' Many of them carried flowers and portraits of loved ones who have been detained during protests.WorldAug 13, 2020
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