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Viktor Tsoi: How a 33-year-old song became an anthem for change in Belarus

Friday, August 21st 2020, 23:05

For anyone watching the protests in Belarus, there is one song that keeps being heard in the crowds.
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Belarus unrest: Lukashenko steps up efforts to reassert control

Wednesday, August 19th 2020, 19:42
related places: Minsk

After 10 days of protests, Alexander Lukashenko says he has given orders to end the unrest in Minsk.
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Belarus on the brink: What now?

Wednesday, August 19th 2020, 1:39

After 26 years under President Lukashenko people in Belarus are demanding change.
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Belarus protests: Workers boo Lukashenko as election unrest spreads

Monday, August 17th 2020, 16:46

A factory photo op for Alexander Lukashenko backfires when workers demand his resignation.
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In pictures: Belarus rocked by anti-government protests

Monday, August 17th 2020, 13:33

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets amid anger over a disputed election.
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What's happening in Belarus?

Monday, August 17th 2020, 9:45

Protesters keep up pressure over disputed elections, as President Lukashenko vows to stand firm.
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Belarus: Thousands protest outside state TV building

Saturday, August 15th 2020, 19:37
related countries: Estonia Estonia, Latvia Latvia

Opposition supporters gather outside the state television centre, demanding full coverage of the protests.
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Belarus election: 'He threatened to burn us alive'

Saturday, August 15th 2020, 7:41

The BBC speaks to some of those arrested and detained during anti-government protests in Belarus.
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'If you croak we don't care': Brutality in Belarus

Friday, August 14th 2020, 23:11

The BBC hears shocking accounts of police brutality as the Belarus president defies mass protests.
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Belarus election: Women form 'solidarity chains' to condemn crackdown

Thursday, August 13th 2020, 15:51
related places: Minsk

Women take to the streets of Minsk dressed in white as they demand an end to police brutality.
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Belarus election: Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya fled 'for sake of her children'

Wednesday, August 12th 2020, 4:40
related countries: Lithuania Lithuania

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in Lithuania after disputing Sunday's poll results she says were rigged.
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Belarus election: A second night of violence and protests

Tuesday, August 11th 2020, 13:26
related places: Minsk

A BBC team in Minsk saw violent scenes amid protests sparked by Sunday's disputed election result.
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Belarus: Five things you may not know about the country

Tuesday, August 11th 2020, 0:34

The country's election has put Belarus back into the headlines but what do you know about the country?
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Belarus election: Rubber bullets fired at anti-government protesters

Sunday, August 9th 2020, 22:30
related places: Minsk

Thousands protest in Minsk after exit polls announced the re-election of President Lukashenko.
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Belarus election: President Lukashenko set to claim landslide win

Sunday, August 9th 2020, 20:11

An exit poll for state TV shows a huge victory for Alexander Lukashenko but opposition cries foul.
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko under fire

Monday, August 3rd 2020, 17:00

President Alexander Lukashenko has kept Belarus in an iron grip, but protests have intensified.
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Belarus TV shows arrest of 'Russian mercenaries'

Friday, July 31st 2020, 9:49
related countries: Russia Russia

Belarus police arrested 32 Russians at a sanatorium, alleged to be members of a mercenary group.
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