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Belarus: "Railway partisans" threatened with execution

In March and April, the Russian army stood at the gates of Kyiv, but Putin's invasion of Ukraine stalled. A few weeks later, Russia had to withdraw from the area around the capital. Read more...

Belarus: Solidarity with railway workers

On 19 March, railway workers from Belarus closed the railway lines to Ukraine in order to block supplies for the invading Russian troops. Read more...

Refugees victimised in EU-Belarus ‘hybrid war’

ON THE border between Belarus and its EU neighbours; Poland, Latvia and Lithuania, refugees from the global south are once again being used as pawns in a vicious inter-state power struggle. Read more...

Belarus: Lukashenko's struggle against the opposition and the new Cold War

The forced landing of a Boeing 737 on 23 May represents another reckless blow by Belarusian President Lukashenko. Read more...

Belarus: Protest movement stagnates as Lukashenko consolidates control

Anti-regime protests in Belarus are continuing for a tenth week; meanwhile, embattled president Alexander Lukashenko was formally inaugurated in late September. Read more...

Беларусь: от сфальсифицированных выборов к открытому восстанию

Восстание в Беларуси достигло решающей стадии, как заявил президент Александр Лукашенко рабочим, которые требуют его отставки и проведения демократических выборов, «пока вы меня не убьете, других выбо Read more...

Belarus: From rigged elections to open revolt

The uprising in Belarus has reached a decisive point, as President Alexander Lukashenko told workers demanding his resignation and democratic elections, “as long as you don’t kill me, there won’t be a Read more...

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