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World 5 years ago
Fury over Belarus airliner action set to dominate EU summit
Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force the civilian aircraft to land on Sunday and then detained an opposition-minded journalist who was among the passengers on board.
World 5 years ago
Outrage as Belarus diverts flight only to arrest opposition activist
Dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday after Ryanair flight FR4978 was pulled from its Athens-to-Vilnius route and -- accompanied by a Belarusian fighter jet -- diverted to the capital city, state television reported.
World 5 years ago
Pompeo speaks with Belarus leader to call for American's release
Vitali Shkliarov, a Harvard University fellow who has advised presidential candidates in the US, Russia and Ukraine, was detained on July 29 ahead of August presidential elections that Lukashenko claims to have won but which the opposition says were rigged.
World 5 years ago
Tens of thousands rally against Belarus president in ‘people's inauguration’
Masked police dragged people into vans and fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched for a seventh straight weekend to demand veteran Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko quit.
World 6 years ago
Belarus faces imminent sanctions as pressure mounts on Lukashenko
The United States, Britain and Canada may impose sanctions on Belarus as early as Friday, four sources told Reuters, and the European Union told President Alexander Lukashenko it did not recognize him as the country's legitimate leader.
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