Now playing Next world news Women take to streets of Belarus again, calling for Lukashenko to go In what has now become a tradition on Saturdays in the Belarusian capital, hundreds marched carrying flowers and chanting in protest againt president Alexander Lukashenko 17/10/2020
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Now playing Next Belarus Dozens arrested in Belarus as police break up anti-Lukashenko protests Thousands rallied for the ninth consecutive Sunday rally against Alexander Lukashenko following his disputed re-election in August. 11/10/2020
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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
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Lukashenko was 'afraid of the West', says former campaign manager Alexander Feduta worked in Lukashenko’s campaign office back in 1994 and helped to get Lukashenko elected as the new Belarusian president. Looking back, Lukashenko already had some of the traits seen later in his presidency, but they have become more profound, he says. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus 'No democratic legitimacy': EU slams Lukashenko's 'inauguration' "This ‘inauguration’ directly contradicts the will of large parts of the Belarusian population [...] and serves to only further deepen the political crisis in Belarus," said EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell 24/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko inaugurated as president 'in secret' State news agency Belta reported that Wednesday's ceremony is taking place in the capital of Minsk, with several hundred top government officials present. 23/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Tens of thousands protest in face of police repression Over a 100 people were arrested at Sunday's protest in Minsk and other cities, a day after over 400 women were arrested at peaceful women's marches. 20/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: More than 300 arrested at women's march in Minsk Among those arrested was 73-year-old Nina Baginskaya who has become a regular figure of anti-establishment protests since they began in August. 19/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: media homepages blank in solidarity with jailed journalists "There should have been a picture here. Photojournalists Alyaksandr Vasyukovich and Uladz Hrydzin got 11-day jail terms," one independent media wrote on a banner. 17/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus opposition 'making list' of officers involved in violence Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said the list of names would be published and sent to European Union countries, Russia and the United States 17/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Kolesnikova charged with causing harm to Belarusian national security The Investigative Committee of Belarus released the information on their official Telegram channel: 16/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Opposition protesters maintain pressure on Lukashenko Many in the crowd carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns about Lukashenko’s planned meeting with Putin on Monday. 13/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Meet the Belarusian protester, 73, who takes on riot police Bahinskaya has been demonstrating as part of the country's opposition movement since long before Belarus' recent election. 13/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Lukashenko loyalists on why they back Belarus' embattled leader "We all lived in fear under Stalin, but there was impeccable order and respect for order. Democracies are twisted and doomed," one Lukashenko supporter told Euronews. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Stun grenades and rubber bullets: What it's like reporting on Belarus One month on from the disputed August 9 election in Belarus, Emil Filtenborg tells Euronews how he expected some violence, but never anticipated it would be "this brutal, this early." 09/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus 'The regime is in agony': Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko "Our demonstrations are working and our strikes are working (...) The fact that they are kidnapping people shows that they feel fear and don't know what to do," Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. 08/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Maria Kolesnikova reportedly detained at Ukrainian border Kolesnikova's representatives said they could not reach her after unconfirmed reports emerged that she was kidnapped in Minsk. 07/09/2020
