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Belarus Weekly: Dictator Lukashenko allows six token candidates to 'challenge' him at the ballot

Belarus Weekly: Dictator Lukashenko allows six token candidates to 'challenge' him at the ballot

by Maria Yeryoma

Belarus concludes registration for the 2025 presidential election, allowing six token candidates to “challenge” dictator Alexander Lukashenko at the ballot. Ahead of the upcoming election, Belarusian law enforcers conduct sweeping raids, human rights group Viasna reports. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto argues against sanctions, engages with Belarus, Russia at Eurasian

Belarus Weekly: Lukashenko frees 37 political prisoners; charges pressed against Belarus fighter

Belarus Weekly: Lukashenko frees 37 political prisoners; charges pressed against Belarus fighter

by Maria Yeryoma

In the fourth round of pardons since July, Lukashenko frees another 37 political prisoners, with around 1,300 remaining behind bars. Prosecutors in the Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast pressed charges against a Belarusian Kalinouski Regiment fighter held in captivity for two years. Latvian parliament passes a bill banning Belarus-registered vehicles from

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