Belarus parliament official backs police action against opposition rally
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A Belarussian parliamentary official has backed the Minsk police force's actions to stop an unauthorized opposition rally in Minsk, but said policemen could have acted "less rigorously." "The country must ...
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The president of Belarus, confident of victory in a referendum on Sunday to extend his rule, promised to serve his people better if they voted &quot;yes&quot; and told the West to keep criticism of his rule to itself.
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The European Union (EU) says it plans to plunge Belarus further into isolation by banning officials responsible for "fraudulent elections" and violence against opposition supporters from its territory.
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The European Commission warned Tuesday that a vote in Belarus paving the way for autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko to retain power will damage the ex-Soviet republic&#39;s relations with the EU.
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The Foreign Ministry said that Russia was against possible U.S. sanctions against Belarus.
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A key figure in Ukraine's opposition movement said Sunday there was little the Moscow-backed authorities could do to stop Viktor Yushchenko sweeping to power in a re-run of the ex-Soviet state's election.
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An opposition leader was convicted Thursday of organizing an unauthorized rally against the disputed election of Belarus&#039; authoritarian president and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in jail, his lawyer said.
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Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, criticized in the West for his authoritarian tendencies, presented the public with a new memorial to Soviet secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky at a ceremony in the ...
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According to Lukashenka, the adoption of the Belarus Democracy Act by the U.S. lower house "gives the authorities a 10 percent bonus." He failed to explain whether he means the electorate's backing for the ...
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday voters had shown overwhelming support for his plan to stay in power, but hundreds took to the streets to protest against what they said was a rigged ...
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The Belarussian opposition has proof that the country's election results on Sunday were falsified, said chairman of the United Civil Party of Belarus, Anatoly Lebedko, on Ekho Moskvy Radio.
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Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko called on the government Friday to prevent any violence in this weekend's crucial presidential repeat vote, as the two campaigns rallied their supporters on the final day of campaigning.
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Police in Minsk broke up a 1,000-strong crowd demonstrating against a referendum that approved allowing Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko to stay in power for another term, a Reuters witness said.
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Police broke up an opposition rally in  Minsk on Tuesday protesting against the results of a  referendum, which allowed President Alexander Lukashenko to  extend his rule after more than a decade in power.
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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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The president of Belarus, confident of  victory in a referendum on Sunday to extend his rule, 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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They protest against the results of the referendum allowing Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko to run for president for the third time.