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Europe live: pro-democracy crackdown in Belarus as country braces for sham election

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 24 January 2025

Vote on Sunday will see extension of Lukashenko’s 30-year stranglehold on power

Here’s more from Reuters on Lukashenko’s pardons this morning:

Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin , is assured of winning a new five-year term on Sunday. The exiled opposition says the vote is a sham because all his leading critics have been jailed or forced to flee the country.

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Europe live: pro-democracy crackdown in Belarus as country braces for sham election

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 24 January 2025

Vote on Sunday will see extension of Lukashenko’s 30-year stranglehold on power

Here’s more from Reuters on Lukashenko’s pardons this morning:

Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin , is assured of winning a new five-year term on Sunday. The exiled opposition says the vote is a sham because all his leading critics have been jailed or forced to flee the country.

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Europe live: pro-democracy crackdown in Belarus as country braces for sham election

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 24 January 2025

Vote on Sunday will see extension of Lukashenko’s 30-year stranglehold on power

Here’s more from Reuters on Lukashenko’s pardons this morning:

Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin , is assured of winning a new five-year term on Sunday. The exiled opposition says the vote is a sham because all his leading critics have been jailed or forced to flee the country.