US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.
The Davos awards are back
As the week wrapped up, depressed Europeans got a much-needed boost from BlackRock boss Larry Fink, who told the final WEF ...
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, 70-year-old Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is ...
Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko set to extend his 30-year rule
The E.U. has called Sunday’s election a sham. Lukashenko, running virtually unopposed, said he was “too busy” to even campaign.
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‘No stability in the region without a democratic Belarus’, says exiled opposition leader
A close ally of Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko has been nicknamed Europe’s last dictator, and has brutally cracked down on opposition figures and made the country a key staging ground for Russia’s war in ...
His Opponents Sidelined, Lukashenko Is Set for a 7th Term in Belarus
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has been making signs of reaching out ...
Lukashenko pardons 15 more prisoners before Belarus election
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned another 15 prisoners shortly before the country's presidential election ...
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As elite Davos event ends, some hail ‘constructive optimism’ despite divisions, suffering in world
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The European Central Bank’s president responded Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation of unfair trade treatment by the European Union by calling for ...