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Photo: Zmicier Lukashuk
Photo: Zmicier Lukashuk
18/09/2017 - 10:02
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Belarus may move presidential or parliamentary elections to 2019

Central Election Commission chair Lidziya Yarmoshyna says one of the 2020 campaigns may be shifted to the fall of 2019.
Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu (left) attending the rally on September 8.
Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu (left) attending the rally on September 8.
18/09/2017 - 08:27
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Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu arrested for 7 days

The poet and opposition activist Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu gets 7 days of arrest for participating in the street protest in Minsk.

Photo: svaboda.org. From left to right: head of Belarus Security Blog project Andrei Parotnikau, Polish MP Michał Kamiński and UCP leader Anatol Lyabedzka
Photo: svaboda.org. From left to right: head of Belarus Security Blog project Andrei Parotnikau, Polish MP Michał Kamiński and UCP leader Anatol Lyabedzka
12/09/2017 - 09:13
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Ukrainian experts fear to visit Minsk after Pavel Grib’s abduction

Experts from Ukraine did not come to the international conference in Belarus organized by the opposition United Civil Party.
Hanna Kanapatskaya’s photo: Euroradio archives
Hanna Kanapatskaya’s photo: Euroradio archives
12/09/2017 - 08:15
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House of Representatives forbids MP Kanapatskaya’s press conference

Right-of-centre opposition leaders wanted to present their alternative to the notorious ‘freeloaders’ tax’ at the conference.
Euroradio’s photo: police vans prepared for the action.
Euroradio’s photo: police vans prepared for the action.
11/09/2017 - 09:01
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Activists detained after anti-war protest in Minsk

Nina Bahinskaya has been detained, some sources report.
Photo: BELTA
Photo: BELTA
08/09/2017 - 08:43
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Belarusian MFA still unaware of missing Ukrainian’s whereabouts

The Ukrainian has already been found in Russia. Yet, the Belarusian police are still looking for him.
Photo: svaboda.org
Photo: svaboda.org
05/09/2017 - 08:59
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Natallya Harachka gets detained at firing ground, jailed for 3 days

The woman was charged with petty hooliganism and sentenced to three days of arrest.
Photo: svaboda.org
Photo: svaboda.org
05/09/2017 - 08:35
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Activist Volha Mikalaichyk detained in Minsk

She was later sentenced to 10 days of arrest for a June 2017 unauthorized rally against Russian military bases.
Mikalai Statkevich. Photo: Svaboda.org
Mikalai Statkevich. Photo: Svaboda.org
01/09/2017 - 09:01
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Mikalai Statkevich: I am being ousted from Belarus

He will be arrested again on September 7, the politician believes.