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Belarus is in the midst of a national struggle that will determine its future geopolitical orientation: the Euro-Atlantic community or Moscow. On Aug. 9, Belarus held its presidential election. In the lead-up, the nation witnessed a vast change in its political climate. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, formerly a full-time stay-at-home mother, became the main opposition candidate against Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka after her husband, opposition blogger and YouTuber Siarhei Tsikhanouski, was arrested for organizing pro-democracy protests.
Rights advocates in Belarus sounded the alarm on Tuesday about a new heavy crackdown on dissent by the authoritarian government that saw over 100 people including several psychologists and psychiatrists detained in a week. Viasna, Belarus’ oldest and most prominent rights group, said mass arrests took place in the capital Minsk, as well […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rights advocates in Belarus have sounded the alarm about a new harsh crackdown on dissent by the authoritarian government that saw over 100 people including several psychologists and psychiatrists detained in a week