Protests Belarus
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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, 2021
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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 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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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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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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More than 80 demonstrators arrested as protests in Belarus continueHundreds 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.PoliticsSep 26, 2020
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Hundreds detained as more than 100,000 protest in BelarusOn 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.WorldSep 13, 2020
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Belarus protest leader detained by masked men, opposition movement saysMasked 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.WorldSep 7, 2020
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Scores of students detained as protests in Belarus continueAuthorities in Belarus detained scores of university students who took to the streets Tuesday to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after an election the opposition has denounced as rigged.WorldSep 1, 2020
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