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Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners on eve of Belarus election

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, two days before an election in which he is set to further extend his 31-year rule.

Firstpost · 2h

Belarus: Putin's ally Lukashenko frees eight political prisoners in 'act of mercy' before elections

Belarus has more than 1,000 political prisoners, many of them detained during the mass protests that erupted after Lukashenko’s contentious re-election in 2020

The Indian Express · 1h

Belarus to witness presidential election this week, Lukashenko likely to grab seventh term

Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994, moved the election from August to January, reducing the likelihood of mass protests in freezing weather.

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The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce.

eng.belta · 3h

Battle for the heart of Europe. Why does the West see Belarus election as crucial?

Belarus is a buffer state. That is the geography, and there is no escaping it. But Belarus is not just a buffer. Our country is a geopolitical buffer in the center of Europe. We are exactly on the rift of two worlds.

Reuters · 2d

Lukashenko seeks easing of Belarus isolation as he extends his long rule

Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years there has only been one winner.

Suddenly: The US State Department deleted the message about the non-recognition of the presidential elections in Belarus

The US State Department has removed from its official website a statement by former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about ...

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Serbian expert: The West sees Belarus only as a trophy, a source of resources

The West looks at Belarus only as a trophy, a source of resources - territorial, material, human ones. This is what happened ...

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Belarus: ahead of sham election, RSF files ICC complaint for Lukashenko’s crimes against humanity targeting journalists

After five years of inflicting an unprecedented crackdown on the press, Alexander Lukashenko is set to run for a seventh ...

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Belarus’ Lukashenko says Trump’s executive orders show ‘serious instability’ in US

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Belarus’ House of Representatives Chairman: modern success rooted in country’s achievements over past 30 years

The key to Belarus' current success is the country's achievements over the past thirty years – as stated by the Chairman of the ...

Tractors, Forests, Nuclear Weapons: Five Things About Belarus

Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition.

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At the Poland-Belarus border, security and migration merge into one

But nothing seems to happen. For almost four years, Poland has been on a permanent state of high alert because of its ...

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