Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: from ‘Chernobyl child’ in Ireland to political limelight
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the woman who has been catapulted into political stardom in Belarus by her push to dislodge the man often ...
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Tag: Belarus
Belarus opposition candidate in Lithuania after second night of protests
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate in Sunday’s disputed elections in Belarus, has left the country as clashes between heavily armed ...
Belarus election: Lukashenko’s claim of landslide victory sparks widespread protests
Clashes broke out in cities across Belarus on Sunday evening as riot police used rubber bullets, flash grenades, teargas and water cannon ...
Belarus presidential challenger goes into hiding on eve of election
Belarus’s opposition candidate for president was forced to go into hiding the night before challenging the country’s longtime leader, Alexander ...
Is this the beginning of the end for ‘Europe’s last dictator’?
Alexander Lukashenko is under pressure like never before. The past week has brought astonishing scenes in Belarus: an opposition rally hailed ...