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30 May 2023

Belarus President Lukashenko Taken To Hospital After Meeting With Putin

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has been admitted to a hospital in Moscow and is said to be in a critical condition.

08 Oct 2022

Vladimir Putin gets tractor as birthday gift from THIS country's president

Belarus was one of the countries in Soviet Russia Soviet era, tractors have been the pride of the Belarusian industry Many country leaders wished Russia President

18 Oct 2020

Tens of thousands march in Belarus' capital Minsk despite firearms threat

Over 50 people have been reportedly detained by the police. Security forces have detained more than 13,000 people since the election, including all significant opposition leaders who have not left the country and clamped down on independent media.

11 Oct 2020

Security forces in Belarus crack down on protesters, detain dozens

Footage published by local news outlets showed police officers wearing black balaclavas dragging protesters into unmarked black vans and beating protesters with their batons at a rally that drew thousands onto the streets of Minsk, the capital. One sequence showed a police van unleashing a powerful jet of water from a cannon into crowds, visibly pushing them back. Belarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, has been rocked by street protests and strikes since authorities announced that veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko had won an August 9 vote by a landslide.

23 Aug 2020

Protesters flood into Belarus' capital Minsk as army issues warning

The streets of Minsk turned red and white as a flood of demonstrators carried flags symbolising their opposition to Lukashenko and chanted for him to leave power and for new elections to be held. The ministry said that memorials, specifically ones to those killed in World War Two, were holy sites that must not be desecrated. The interior ministry issued its own statement warning that any unsanctioned protests would be considered illegal.

Belarus protests

14 Aug 2020

Protests swell in Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko blames foreigners

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Friday told people to stay at home to avoid becoming "cannon fodder" for what he said were foreign-backed revolutionaries. Huge crowds took to the streets for a sixth consecutive day to demand he step down. Lukashenko, whose claimed landslide re-election victory last Sunday has been branded a fraud by protesters, has failed to quell days of street demonstrations against him.

09 Aug 2020

Belarus holds election as street protests rattle President Lukashenko

Belarus began voting in an election on Sunday pitting President Alexander Lukashenko against a former teacher who emerged from obscurity to lead the biggest challenge in years against Lukashenko. Lukashenko is almost certain to win a sixth consecutive term but could face a new wave of protests amid anger over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy and his human rights record. A former Soviet collective farm manager, Lukashenko has ruled since 1994.

Belarus presidential election

14 Jul 2020

Hundreds protest in Belarus after 2 main challengers barred from poll ballot

Hundreds of people protested in the Belarusian capital on Tuesday after the central election commission refused to register the two main rivals of President Alexander Lukashenko as candidates in the August 9 presidential election. Viktor Babariko, a banker who was detained last month, was excluded from the ballot because of a criminal case against him, the commission said. Valery Tsepkalo, a former ambassador who runs an office park for tech companies, was also rejected after signatures on a supporting petition were nullified.

18 Feb 2018

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko fumes after skier Anton Kushnir failed to qualify for Olympic final

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday accused judges of unfairly "throwing out" skier Anton Kushnir from the Olympic final, after rousing the country`s diplomats the night before to get them to complain to the IOC.

12 Sep 2017

India, Belarus sign 10 pacts to expand cooperation

The prime minister said he and President Lukashenko reviewed the "architecture" of India-Belarus partnership and exchanged ideas to expand it.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

24 Jun 2016

PM Narendra Modi meets Belarus, Tajikistan leaders in Tashkent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral talks with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit here.

30 Oct 2015

European Union, US temporarily ease some sanctions on Belarus

The European Union (EU) and United States said on Thursday they would temporarily ease some sanctions on Belarus after its release of political prisoners and what some regard as an easing of repression in the close Russian ally.

12 Oct 2015

EU to suspend Belarus sanctions after Lukashenko re-election

The European Union agreed on Monday to suspend sanctions against the regime of Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko after he won a fifth term as president, even though observers said the poll was flawed.

Belarus presidential poll

12 Oct 2015

Turnout at 86.75% in Belarus presidential poll: EC

The turnout yesterday was highest in the northern Vitebsk region where 91 per cent of voters cast their ballots, and topped 90 per cent in two other regions.

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