Posts Tagged ‘lukashenko’

Belarus’ Lukashenko to resign following adoption of new constitution

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that he would step down as president once a new constitution is adopted and proposed curbing presidential powers as part of the reforms, though he gave no timeline for those moves. Lukashenko, who has faced mass protests calling for him to step down since a presidential election on […]

Women take to streets of Belarus once again, calling for Lukashenko to go

Belarusian women took once again to the streets of Minsk protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko. In what has now become a tradition on Saturdays in the Belarusian capital, hundreds marched carrying flowers and chanting “Long live Belarus”. A number of protesters were detained by riot police, who have violently cracked down on the protests which […]

Belarus: 100,000 take to the streets to protest against Lukashenko

More than 100,000 people marched in Belarus’ capital for the ninth straight Sunday to protest against the country’s authoritarian leader, who won his sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged. The demonstrators demanded the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, and freedom for political prisoners. Police used water cannons in an attempt […]

UK and Canada impose sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko and seven Belarus officials

Britain and Canada have announced sanctions on senior Belarusian figures including President Alexander Lukashenko following last month’s election and the subsequent crackdown on protesters. Seven other officials including the country’s interior minister, the public security police chief and Lukashenko’s son Victor — a national security adviser — are covered by the sanctions, which include an […]

‘He stopped listening… and became cruel’: Lukashenko remembered by former campaign manager

Alexander Lukashenko’s successful presidential campaign of 1994 had reached Gomel, the second-largest city in Belarus, when ‘something magical happened.’ Alexander Feduta, who worked on Lukashenko’s campaign trail, says the magic occurred when he addressed a crowd of around 4,000 people in Gomel stadium. “He talked for three and a half hours,” Feduta told Euronews, “When […]

Belarus crisis: EU slams Lukashenko’s ‘inauguration’ as president

Alexander Lukashenko’s inauguration as president of Belarus lacks legitimacy and contradicts the will of large parts of Belarus, says the EU. Lukashenko, whose critics refer to him as Europe’s last dictator, was declared the winner of the country’s August 9 presidential elections. But Brussels and the opposition movement consider the election rigged in his favour. […]

EU Declares Proxy WAR against Belarus, orders Lukashenko to step down, allow Puppets to take his Place

    The soulless globalist meat blob known as the European Union is hungry again, it wants to eat more territories, it wants to consume others into its hive made out of raw bloody flesh. All its eyes on Belarus, it is hungry, the blob is hungry… After eating Ukraine a few years ago now […]

Belarus: Opposition protesters maintain pressure on Lukashenko

More than 100,000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president of Belarus to resign marched through the capital of Minsk on Sunday as the daily protests that have gripped the nation entered their sixth week. Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000, carried placards critical of Russia, […]

‘If Belarus protests succeed, Russia will be next’ warns Lukashenko

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is standing firm and says he has no intention of stepping down, despite weeks of massive protests over his disputed re-election in August. He has previously blamed the US for instigating the demonstrations and later had a warning for Russia. “All of this is very painful and even tragic for me, […]

Thousands of women protest in Belarus demanding Lukashenko’s resignation

Thousands of women marched through the capital of Belarus on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko. University students also demonstrated against the detention of classmates during the wave of protests that have gripped the country for the past four weeks. For the first time in the demonstrations, supporters of LGBT rights appeared with […]

Lukashenko banned from Baltics after ‘massive electoral fraud’ and ‘human rights breach’

Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are the first countries to impose sanctions on Belarus following the crackdown on opposition forces that followed the presidential election of August 9. The three Baltic nations have banned 30 Belarusian officials from entering, including president Alexander Lukashenko. It comes after Lithuania said last week it was looking at a ban […]

Lukashenko banned from Baltics after ‘massive electoral fraud’ and ‘human rights breach’

Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are the first countries to impose sanctions on Belarus following the crackdown on opposition forces that followed the presidential election of August 9. The three Baltic nations have banned 30 Belarusian officials from entering, including president Alexander Lukashenko. It comes after Lithuania said last week it was looking at a ban […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

Belarus crisis: Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Belarus’ underfire authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has floated the idea of a constitutional referendum in an apparent bid to appease protesters. It comes after tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of the capital Minsk at the weekend calling for Lukashenko to resign. The 66-year-old claimed victory in presidential elections on August 9 that […]

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