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Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya awarded EU’s Sakharov Prize

“We are bound to win, and we will win” declared Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, as she received the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize.

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Are individual acts of defiance replacing mass protests in Belarus?

Huge anti-Lukashenko protests have been held for months in Belarus, with little to show. Are demonstrators now changing tack?

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'Guilty of defending my country': Lukashenko hits out at Olympic ban

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended Belarus' president on Monday.

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Belarus: 300 more held as opposition continues small-protest strategy

Dozens of small rallies took place all over the capital Minsk on Sunday, on the 18th consecutive weekend of anti-Lukashenko protests.

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Belarusian musicians playing prison blues as protest strategy changes

In Belarus, opposition supporters have organised smaller-scale neighbourhood anti-government protests with concerts. But it looks like they're playing all the wrong notes for Lukashenko.

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More than 300 people arrested in latest Belarus demonstrations

It is the latest in a series of protests over a disputed presidential election in August.

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Belarus pensioners demand President Alexander Lukashenko resigns

“Grandmothers and grandfathers heal poorly from new wounds,” read one of the banners carried by demonstrators.

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Hundreds detained in latest anti-government demos in Belarus

Rights groups say hundreds of protesters have been arrested in Belarus as weekly demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko continue.

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Belarus: After 100 days, Lukashenko is still in power. Now what?

Belarus' protest movement is united in wanting to bring down Alexander Lukashenko - but then what?

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Belarus: More than 1,000 arrested in fresh protest, NGO says

Police in Belarus use stun grenades and tear gas to break up a demonstration as weekly protests against President Alexander Lukashenko continue

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UK ministers condemn expulsion of British diplomats from Belarus

Belarus has declared two British diplomats "persona non grata", the spokesman of the Belarusian diplomacy announced on public television.

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Belarus detains at least 400 as anti-Lukashenko protests continue

Around 400 people were detained during the latest protests in Belarus against President Alexander Lukashenko, a human rights group reported.

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Belarus opens first nuclear power plant amid criticism from Lithuania

Lithuanian officials say the Astravyets plant, which is close to its own capital city, has been plagued by accidents and mistreatment of workers

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Belarus: Police break up crowds amid latest anti-Lukashenko protests

Stun grenades were used and there were more reports of mass arrests and beatings as protesters across Belarus turned out for the 13th straight Sunday.

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¨Protest-hit Belarus closes all borders except its one with Russia

Entry into the country from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine is now restricted for most people.

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Will Belarus' political crisis kill off its booming IT sector?

Belarus' IT sector is one of the nation's few economic success stories. But will the country's ongoing political turmoil put a nail in its coffin?

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Belarus: Workers go on strike as Lukashenko ignores call to resign

Hundreds of students have gathered outside universities in the capital Minsk clapping and chanting slogans.

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Anti-government rallies held across Belarus despite regime threats

Police have detained protesters at a rally in the Belarus capital Minsk as anti-government protests show no signs of abating

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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

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EU agrees sanctions on Lukashenko over Belarus crackdown

EU foreign ministers also agreed to sanction Russian officials over the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.