Belarus
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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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More than 100 protesters detained by Belarus forces at pro-democracy ralliesBelarusian 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.WorldNov 29, 2020
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Crowds of retirees march in Belarus demanding Lukashenko’s resignationProtesters held portraits of opposition supporter Raman Bandarenka, who died earlier this month after reportedly being beaten by security forces.PoliticsNov 23, 2020
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Belarus police arrest nearly 150 demonstrators as anti-government protests continueA witness in the capital Minsk said police arrested several dozen people and used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the crowds demonstrating against President Alexander Lukashenko.WorldNov 15, 2020
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Police fire warning shots, use stun grenades as thousands protest Lukashenko in BelarusDemonstrators carried banners reading, "The people's memory (lasts) longer than a life of a dictatorship" and "Stop torturing your people!"PoliticsNov 1, 2020
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Thousands protest in Belarus, call for president’s resignation as deadline loomsOver 200,000 people took part in the demonstration in Minsk, the Viasna human rights centre said.WorldOct 25, 2020
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Hundreds of protesters in Belarus continue to push for president’s resignationSeveral 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.WorldOct 24, 2020
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Belarus opposition leader praises friendship of Canada’s ChampagneSpeaking from exile in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said François-Philippe Champagne reached out to her just after she arrived from Belarus.WorldOct 19, 2020
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