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In photos: Biggest-ever Belarusian street protest took place year ago

The very same day the year before, the post-election protests against the Lukashenka regime gained momentum in the country.

16.08.2021

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18 months in jail: Vitsebsk paramedic convicted for hitting police vehicle. She wanted to help protester

Health worker Yuliya Kashaverava has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months of imprisonment in a minimum-security penal colony, human rights centre Viasna reports.

23.02.2021

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100 days of Belarusian protest

One hundred days seem like one endless day.

18.11.2020

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EP names Belarus’ democratic opposition as 2020 Sakharov Prize laureate

The democratic opposition in Belarus has been awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

22.10.2020

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‘White-red-white views’: March of people with disabilities in Minsk (photo report)

Not a day goes by without a new creative idea: beautiful and open-hearted persons with special needs took to the streets of Belarusian capital on Thursday. What did the peaceful protesters take with them? Flowers, ingenuous smiles, symbols in white-red-white colours and incredible Belarusian courage.

15.10.2020