Contents tagged with Lukashenko
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Minsk: 13,000 Belarusians left for Poland and Ukraine
In the past two months, 13,000 people have left Belarus for Poland and Ukraine, the Belarusian Interior Ministry said. "Poland accounts for the largest number - 10,000 people. Latvia and Lithuania - much less - no more than 500 people have left for these two countries," said the head of the Department of Citizenship and Migration of the Belarusian Interior Ministry Alexey Begun. He also said that during the same period about 3,000 people left for Ukraine.
Begun did not agree that the mass …
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Tikhanovskaya promises economic support for those who will join general strike in Belarus
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya named guarantees for those who will support the general strike which will be held if the Belarusian authorities do not comply with the "people's ultimatum".
"We have announced the People's Ultimatum - and if its demands are not met, on October 26 I will support every Belarusian who will join the general strike. Under “each” I mean that the rights of striking workers will be shared with students, entrepreneurs, neighbors, drivers, scientists, …
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Head of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service arrives in Belarus
Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin met with Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. Lukashenko thanked Naryshkin for the fact that Moscow provides information to Minsk on a regular basis.
"Thank you for the information that you regularly provide to our special services including me. We take it very seriously, and in this regard, we have a lot of joint work," TASS quoted Lukashenko as saying.
Lukashenko touched on the topic of the Union State in his conversation with …
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280 people detained in Belarus during Sunday protests
The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the detention of 280 people during the protests on Sunday, October 18.
Among those, 215 were detained in Minsk, Belta reports.
Of those detained, 237 remain in custody pending court reviews of administrative offence cases opened against them.
"Partisan March" - another protest with a demand to review the results of the presidential elections in Belarus and release political prisoners - was held in Minsk on October 18. Tens of thousands of …
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German airport workers refuse to service Lukashenko’s plane
Lufthansa Technik employees refused to service the plane of the self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, reports the Belarusian news outlet Nasha Niva.
It is noted that a Boeing 737 with registration number EW-001PA landed at Hamburg airport. After that, the local trade union issued a statement saying that the airliner belonged to "the same Lukashenko that gave the order to shoot at demonstrators in Belarus."
"We, Lufthansa Technik’s activists , do not forget the long …
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Ukraine to consider sanctions against Lukashenko after they are finalized by EU
Ukraine will join the first round of EU sanctions against the Belarusian authorities, but the decision on personal sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko has not been taken yet, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a press conference.
"Our position on the crisis in Belarus is consistent and clear. We have supported the relevant EU statements. With regard to the sanctions that have already been imposed, we will join them. Regarding any new sanctions, we will act on an agreed …
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Belarusian opposition leader gives Lukashenko an ultimatum
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya demands that Alexander Lukashenko announce his resignation by October 25. Otherwise, a national strike will begin in the country, Tikhanovskaya said in a statement on her Telegram channel.
In particular, the opposition leader gave the Lukashenko regime three mandatory conditions: Lukashenko should announce his resignation; violence on the streets must stop completely; all political prisoners must be released.
If Lukashenko does not comply …
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Russia puts Belarusian opposition leader on wanted list
The Russian Interior Ministry has put the leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on the wanted list, reported RBC news agency.
Earlier, the Prosecutor General's Office of Belarus called the activities of the Coordinating Council of the Belarus Opposition, which is headed by Tikhanovskaya, "anti-constitutional" and said that its aim is to seize power. In connection with the creation of the Coordinating Council, a criminal case has been opened in Belarus "into the calls for …
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Belarusian opposition leader wants to meet with Putin
At a meeting with representatives of the Belarusian diaspora in Berlin, Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she would like to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin to understand why he supports Alexander Lukashenko, reports Tikhanovskaya's press service .
Mass protests have continued in Belarus for almost two months after the presidential elections on August 9. According to the Central Election Commission, Alexander Lukashenko won with more than 80 percent of the …
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Hundreds of protesters detained during mass rallies in Belarus
During the protests in Belarus on October 4, 317 people were detained, the Belarusian Interior Ministry reported on Monday, October 5. 258 detainees will remain in pre-trial detention. Water cannons were used against protesters in Minsk, and gas was used in Vitebsk and Grodno, the Interior Ministry said.
According to the Ministry, 10 rallies took place in the country the day before. In most cities, the events gathered no more than 100 people. According to the Ministry, about 10,000 people took …