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Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: 100,000 take to the streets to protest against Lukashenko Protesters gathered in central Minsk for the ninth consecutive Sunday rally against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. 04/10/2020
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Now playing Next Belarus Belarus announces retaliatory sanctions against the EU It comes hours after Brussels slapped 40 Belarusian officials with sanctions over the falsification of the August 9 presidential election and the crackdown on peaceful protesters 02/10/2020
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Now playing Next Belgium Belarus opposition activists nominated for EU human rights prize The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, first inaugurated in 1988, honours people or groups who defend human rights around the globe. 28/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus protests: 50th day of protests marked by 500 arrests Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have been protesting against the regime for seven weeks since a disputed presidential election took place on August 9. 27/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus warns UN sanctions would bring 'chaos and anarchy' Makei's speech was played hours after the latest in a series of large protests in Belarus over the Aug. 9 re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. 27/09/2020
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