On 15 August they were due to meet with journalists reporting on protests 14 August, 2020 | Press Service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists On 14 August, Members of the European Parliament were due to fly to Belarus; meetings Read more…
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13 August, 2020, 21:46, Radio Svaboda The President of the European Parliament David Sasoli has expressed his concern about the violence of the Belarusian authorities against its own population. “I am deeply concerned by the violence used by the state Read more…
13 August, 2020, 15:25, TUT.BY The ambassadors of the EU countries, representatives of the US embassy and other states left floral tributes to the spontaneous memorial at Pushkinskaya metro station, where a participant in the protests died on Thursday, at Read more…
Key events since election day 12 August 2020, 12:46 | TUT.BY All of Belarus has experienced an unprecedented three days of internet problems which, as we all hoped, were over by Wednesday morning, 12 August. A significant proportion of the Read more…
11 August 2020, 22:39 | tagesschau.de Autocrats from all over the world have learned a lot from Lukashenko: the leaders of Venezuela, China and Iran appreciate and honour him. Thanks to state coffers filled with Russian money and European ignorance Read more…
11 August 2020 | svaboda.org What must have been another “elegant victory” for Alexander Lukashenko turned into slaughter, says Joerg Forbrig, director of Marshal’s Fund in Central and Eastern Europe. “Lukashenko has openly declared war to the people of his Read more…
11 August 2020, 18:40 | European Council On 9 August, Presidential elections took place in the Republic of Belarus. The EU has been following the developments leading to the presidential elections closely. During the electoral campaign, the people of Belarus have Read more…
Explaining protests in Belarus 11 August 2020 | Hanna Belovolchenko, Zaborona Presidential elections took place on 9 August in Belarus. According to exit polls, current President Alexander Lukashenko received 80% of the votes. The announcement of this result caused widespread Read more…
We have no illusions, but we move forward regardless 31 August 2020, 21:29 | Elena Tolkacheva, TUT.BY The Coordinating Council says there’s pressure on the Presidium and all Council members, but does not plan to stop and continues to call Read more…