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‘Dictators are always afraid of the light,’ says media advocate as Belarus jails journalists

Alexander Klaskovsky, one of the longest-serving opposition-minded journalists in Belarus, recently leveled criticism against Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s so-called “United Transitional Cabinet,” a self-proclaimed government-in-exile. The three major targets of Klaskovsky’s criticism are the cabinet’s insistence that Belarus is a country occupied by Russia, their rhetorical emphasis on the forcible removal of “the regime” and appeals to Western governments to boost sanctions …

Historical resentments are being stirred up against Poland, with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko suspecting some of being subversive agents. What's behind the government propaganda, and is it achieving its goals?

On November 15 and 17, Angela Merkel, the outgoing chancellor of Germany, telephoned Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (RBC, November 17). While, on November 14 and 16, Belarus’s Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei had two phone conversations with Josep Borrell, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Belta, November 14; Mfa.gov.by, November 16). These contacts changed the nature …

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