Maria Kalesnikava, one of the last core opposition leaders left in Belarus, was detained at the border with Ukraine after thwarting an attempt to expel her from the country, Ukrainian authorities and her supporters said, a day after she was allegedly abducted amid a crackdown on antigovernment protesters. Pavel Latushko, an opposition member, said on … Read more
MOSCOW— Alexander Cherevach, a software engineer in Belarus, said he was returning from work when police stopped him on the street in Minsk and accused him of participating in mass demonstrations against the country’s authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko. Mr. Cherevach, 26, said that when he wouldn’t unlock his computer and phone, the officers shoved him into a … Read more
MOSCOW—Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Belarusian capital of Minsk to protest the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko and the fierce crackdown that followed the disputed presidential vote as the country’s defense ministry warned that disorder in the city wouldn’t be tolerated. Sunday’s demonstration, dubbed “March for a New Belarus” marked the 15th … Read more