Protests In Belarus

• U.S. holding off on Belarus sanctions, seeks to coordinate with EU: sources

  Canada and Britain have gone ahead with sanctions on individual Belarusians, which were meant to be a coordinated move with the United States.

  World

  Sep 30, 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
  
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• Canada, U.K., U.S. set to lay sanctions over Belarus election violence

  Sources say the sanctions could come as early as Friday after incumbent claims disputed election win.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 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
• Canada considers sanctions against Belarus amid crackdown on protests 

  Canada, the United States, the European Union and Britain are discussing possible sanctions against Belarus over its crackdown against protests following a disputed election.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2020
• Belarus president rejects calls to redo contested election after mass protests

  Protests 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.

  World

  Aug 16, 2020