Organise or fight? Three years in exile, Belarus opposition divided about path
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Pavel Maryeuski, 33, was an activist committed to peaceful politics who had never held a weapon, when he fled his native Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko’s crackdown on protests following an election three years ago. Last year, when Russia invaded Ukraine, he felt the call to battle, and joined a Belarus volunteer unit fighting in support […]
Putin says Russia is ready to provide security help to Belarus
Minsk, Belarus/Moscow, Russia AP Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent but sees no such need yet, while Belarusian police dispersed a protest in the capital with renewed vigour Thursday, detaining about 180 people and raising pressure on the opposition. Belarus’ authoritarian president […]
Belarus jails two opposition leaders; teachers head rally of thousands
Minsk, Belarus Reuters Belarus jailed two opposition leaders for 10 days on Tuesday as the government pursued a crackdown on the few figures still at large, while schoolteachers led a new protest of thousands against President Alexander Lukashenko. Despite most major opposition figures being in jail or exile, Lukashenko has so far failed to put […]