Belarus Leader Vows Tight Control on KGB
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President Alexander Lukashenko vowed Tuesday to retain tight control over the KGB in Belarus, saying the security agency should do more to monitor political dissent. Human rights activists said the move signaled a further crackdown of opposition groups in the former Soviet republic.
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This is how President Alexander Lukashenko maintains an atmosphere of fear in his forgotten country: Nikita Sasim, a 21-year-old student and pro-democracy activist here in Belarus, was walking in Minsk a week ...
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Belarus awaited the outcome of a referendum on Monday to determine whether President Alexander Lukashenko, accused in the West of running roughshod over human rights, can run for office for a third time.
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GROZNY, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin gave power in Chechnya yesterday to a widely feared pro-Russian strongman, Ramzan Kadyrov, even as Europe's human rights chief warned of widespread torture and other abuses allegedly committed by Kadyrov's henchmen.
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President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Russia would ensure stable energy supplies to the European Union.
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Belarus' Foreign Ministry said the visa restrictions introduced by the European Union against a number of Belarussian officials continue the policy of pressure.
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Belarusian police detained opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich on Thursday during a visit to a province where he was gathering signatures in support of candidates for local elections, his spokesman said.
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President Vladimir V. Putin said he intended to wield substantial power after leaving office next month.
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One of the most feared and influential figures in Ukraine's former government vowed to help build a powerful opposition to new President Viktor Yushchenko, saying Wednesday he is not afraid of his one-time enemies who are now in power.
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MINSK, Belarus  - Belarussian President Alexander  Lukashenko, viewed in the West as Europe's last hard-line  leader, got the go-ahead on Monday to run for another term  while the country's beleaguered opposition was shut out of  parliament.
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Belarusians were set to cast their ballots Sunday in a constitutional referendum to decide whether their authoritarian leader can run for a third term, amid Western fears of a rigged vote and further diplomatic ...
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valenis acknowledged that he had been on the KGB reserve in Soviet times, said Skirmantas Pabedinskas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament, or Sejm s, special commission ...
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The president of Belarus, confident of victory in a referendum Sunday to extend his mandate, promised to serve his people better if they voted "yes" and told the West to keep criticism of his rule to itself.
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will have a right to run at forthcoming presidential election in the country.
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As Washington moved to impose economic sanctions on Belarus in the wake of a controversial referendum, both the former Soviet republic and its closest ally, Russia, are sounding a defiant note.
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Belarus says it will back Russia if the US overrides Moscow's objections to building new missile bases in Europe.
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Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko,  says there will be no people's revolutions in his country.