Police and security forces raided several apartments in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, overnight and detained dozens of people amid an ongoing crackdown against protesters demanding the country's authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka resign.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refused to recognize Viktar Lukashenka, the eldest son of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, as the new chairman of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus.
New Film Details Lukashenka s Luxurious Life
March 09, 2021 09:29 GMT
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March 09, 2021 11:36 GMT
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The Polish-based Belarusian opposition news outlet Nexta has published an investigative film about Alyaksandr Lukashenka s luxurious life.
The investigative material focuses on Lukashenka s personal expenses and what it describes as Lukashenka s villas, expensive cars, and gifts he allegedly uses for his own personal needs.
The report says Lukashenka has been offering protection to corrupt Belarusian and foreign business people. It mentions, in particular, a luxurious residential compound in Krasnoselskoye near Minsk, which Nexta says is a gift from Russian oligarch Mikhail Gutseriyev to Lukashenka in exchange for protection.
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Dismissed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka as too fragile to run Belarus, women have been at the vanguard of the pro-democracy movement that has swept the country since the disputed presidential election on August 9, 2020.
It s a Belarusian development that has fueled a growing global trend, explained Oksana Antonenko, director of the London-based Control Risks Group and fellow at the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. Women are playing an increasingly important role in political activism around the world, and the Belarus example has provided a great inspiration to other regions, including the latest protests in Russia, Thailand, and now Myanmar [Burma], where many participants are women, Antonenko told RFE/RL in e-mailed comments. Women-led protests are more likely to remain peaceful and connect with entire societies, their fears and aspirations. It is also great to see that these protests are creating a new generation
Belarus Request For Tsikhanouskaya Extradition Rejected By Lithuania
March 05, 2021 13:45 GMT
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Belarusian authorities have officially requested that Lithuania extradite opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who has been living in the Baltic country since leaving amid safety fears following a disputed presidential election that sparked mass protests that have been put down violently by authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
The Prosecutor-General s Office of Belarus said on March 5 that Tsikhanouskaya is wanted by Minsk for crimes committed against public order, public safety, and the state.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis issued a statement soon after the request was made public, saying Vilnius will ignore it.