Belarus Protesters

• Thousands protest in Belarus, call for president’s resignation as deadline looms

  Over 200,000 people took part in the demonstration in Minsk, the Viasna human rights centre said.

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  Oct 25, 2020
• Hundreds of protesters in Belarus continue to push for president’s resignation

  Several hundred women marched across the capital of Belarus in heavy rain Saturday to demand the resignation of the country's authoritarian president, continuing more than 2 1/2 months of protests against his challenged reelection to a sixth term.

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  Oct 24, 2020
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• Thousands of retirees march in Belarus demanding Lukashenko’s resignation

  Tens of thousands have been regularly protesting in Minsk and other cities since the vote, demanding that Lukashenko step down.

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  Oct 19, 2020
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• Canada’s foreign affairs minister meets with exiled Belarus opposition leader

  "Canada will always be on your side,'' Francois-Philippe Champagne said after the meeting.

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  Oct 16, 2020
• Over 700 Belarus protesters detained in harshest crackdown in weeks

  Despite the detentions, protests continued Monday, with the elderly taking to the streets in several Belarusian cities, demanding the president's resignation.

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  Oct 12, 2020
• Biden slams Trump for refusing to speak out about Belarus ‘dictator’ Lukashenko

  President Alexander Lukashenko was abruptly inaugurated on Wednesday in what Biden called a "sham ceremony."

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  Sep 25, 2020
• EU slams Belarus president’s ‘inauguration,’ says it will only deepen crisis

  Thousands of Belarus citizens have taken part in more than six weeks of rallies against the authoritarian leader's reelection, which the opposition says was rigged.

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  Sep 24, 2020
• EU weighs sanctions on Belarus president over elections, protest crackdown

  The European Union has drawn up a list of around 40 people it could hit with asset freezes and travel bans.

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  Sep 21, 2020
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• 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.

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  Sep 20, 2020
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• Belarus leader meets with Putin to secure political support as unrest continues

  Protesters in Belarus have dismissed Lukashenko's reelection for a sixth term in the Aug. 9 vote as rigged.

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  Sep 14, 2020