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Protesters wave old Belarusian national flags standing along a street in Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

Belarus revokes accreditations of journalists covering protests for...

Lukashenko had earlier threatened to expel foreign journalists, accusing them of inciting protests against him before...

30 Aug 2020 3:43 AM GMT

Stepan Svetlov is the founder of NEXTA, a Telegram channel with 2.1 million subscribers that helps mobilise protesters and shares photo and video content from the demonstrations. (AFP)

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Young blogger mobilises protest against Belarus dictator

Stepan Svetlov's NEXTA Live, a Telegram channel with 2.1 mm subscribers helps mobilise protesters and shares information...

29 Aug 2020 4:11 AM GMT

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko armed with a Kalashnikov-type rifle near the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

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EU to blacklist up to 20 Belarus officials to press Lukashenko

Belarus' opposition says the poll was rigged and the EU, among others, disputes the results

28 Aug 2020 10:07 AM GMT

Opposition activist Nina Baginskaya, 73, center, struggles with police during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

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Fearing persecution, Belarus activists flee to Lithuania

Since the crackdown in Belarus, Lithuania and Poland have eased coronavirus restrictions to allow in people on...

28 Aug 2020 4:00 AM GMT

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, speaks to an officer as he arrives to attend a meeting with military officials in Grodno, Belarus. (AP)

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Belarus braces for mass protests as Lukashenko orders army to defend...

The president denounced mass protests, which he said were receiving support from Western countries, and ordered army to...

23 Aug 2020 6:45 AM GMT

Authorities shut off the internet, leaving Belarusians with almost no access to independent online news outlets or social media and protesters seemingly without a leader. Thats where Telegram which often remains available despite internet outages, touts the security of messages shared in the app and has been used in other protest movements came in. (Photo | AP)

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Internet shut down? No matter, in Belarus the revolution is being...

The app helped coordinate mass protests since the results of the rigged' election that seeks to extend Alexander...

21 Aug 2020 10:29 AM GMT

Belarusian opposition supporters gather for a protest rally in front of the government building at Independent Square in Minsk, Belarus. AP Photo

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AA Edit | Flashpoint in Belarus

The European Union has called an emergency virtual summit on Wednesday, as it explores how to help Belarus

19 Aug 2020 12:33 PM GMT

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addresses his supporters gathered at Independent Square of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. (AP)

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Belarus protesters hold 'historic' rally as Lukashenko vows to stay on

Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus for 26 years, is facing an unprecedented challenge to his leadership

17 Aug 2020 4:15 AM GMT

$A protester holds a sign reading \Violence remains violence despite the mask!\ during a demonstration on the contested elections in Belarus in Berlin. (AFP)$ World

Belarus leader says Putin offers help as pressure builds

Russia is Belarus's closest ally and the countries have formed a "union state" linking their economies and militaries

16 Aug 2020 5:58 AM GMT

People with old Belarusian National flags lay flowers as they gather at the place where Alexander Taraikovsky died amid the clashes protesting the election results, during his civil funeral in Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

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Several thousand gather in Belarus capital for new protest

A large crowd had formed in the capital in honour of a protester who died there during this week's police crackdown on...

15 Aug 2020 11:47 AM GMT

A woman wearing a face mask holds the former white-red-white flag of Belarus during a protest rally against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk. (AFP)

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'They beat everyone': Belarus releases protesters as EU weighs...

At least two protesters have died and around 6,700 were detained this week in the crackdown, which followed Lukashenko's...

14 Aug 2020 9:46 AM GMT

Police detain an opposition supporter protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

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Thousands stage flower protest in Belarus as EU weighs sanctions

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet condemned the detention of 6,000 people, 'including bystanders, as well as...

13 Aug 2020 5:06 AM GMT