Europe
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20 April 2011
Whom to Blame for the 11 April Terrorist Attack?
In less than two days after the 11 April attack, Aliaksandr Lukashenka announced that the investigation resulted in capture of the suspected terrorist. According to Belarusian security services, the terrorist was a mentally ill person who had constructed a unique radio-controlled explosive device using the internet.
Police also detained a few more people from Vitsebsk, a regional center...
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19 April 2011
Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act Passes US Congress Committee
The headlines of stories about the US Congress like the one above are among the few opportunities for the words “Belarus” and “democracy” to stand next to each other. Last week, the US House Foreign Affairs Committee approved yet another piece of legislation on Belarus — “The Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011” sponsored by Representative...
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22 December 2010
Belarus Elections: the Opposition Achieved All It Could
By convening tens of thousands in the post-election protest, the democratic opposition achieved all it could. The false impression of a democratic election was... -
21 December 2010
Another Attempt to Civilize the Belarusian Leader Failed
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20 December 2010
Blood on the Streets as Belarus Authorities Announce Election Results
Between thirty and fifty thousand people gathered in the center of Minsk on Sunday to protest against the officially announced results of... -
19 December 2010
Belarus: from Democracy to Dictatorship through Elections
Charismatic Alyaksandr Lukashenka was elected 1994, when Belarus had its first and so far the only relatively free presidential elections. Lukahsenka won... -
11 December 2010
Is Europe Ready to Tolerate an Anti-Russian Dictatorship?
According to the Economist, some European politicians would be happy to accept dictatorship in Belarus as... -
03 December 2010
Lukashenka Plays the Ace Up His Sleeve
Two days ago, on the sideline of an OSCE meeting in Kazakhstan, Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov met with U.S.... -
24 November 2010
Young European Federalists Plan New Action of Solidarity with Belarus
Ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Belarus, the Young European Federalists plan to organize a pan-European solidarity action to demand the Belarusian... -
23 November 2010
Minsk in Top 10 Eastern European getaways
For years Eastern Europe was the undiscovered half of the continent, where architectural gems, wonderful landscapes and buzzing cities saw... -
19 November 2010
Belarus Breaks Russia's Energy Monopoly in Eastern Europe
The massive PR campaign against Lukashenka was launched by Moscow for good reasons.... -
09 November 2010
Do Belarusians Really Want Changes?
The most recent opinion poll issued by the Independent Institute of Social-Economic and Political Research (NISEPI), conducted on September 2-12...
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