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Belarus: Police unleash appalling violence on peaceful protesters
By Marie Struthers
Europe's last dictator: The rise and (possible) fall of Alyaksandr Lukashenka
By Anders Åslund
Belarus's election was a sham. The West's response has been feeble
Nobel Laureate Alexievich Says Lukashenka Has 'Declared War' On Belarusian People
By Yury Drakakhrust
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Formerly TwitterSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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I want to thank @LRSeimas for the important decision not to impose additional restrictions on the movement of Belarusians. It’s a vital message that you separate the European people of #Belarus & the criminal pro-Russian Minsk regime. We should isolate Lukashenka, not the people. pic.twitter.com/LKAM382DCk
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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Now we heard from the dictator Lukashenka that life has never been better in #Belarus. Meanwhile, in the real world, we continue to fight for the basic freedoms that he has denied our people for three decades. Belarusians see the difference between reality & the dictator's lies. pic.twitter.com/NT1J0cFxco
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Lukashenka threatens relatives of his opponents
During the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, he said: "I warn those who are going to attack Belarus: you're doing a lot of harm to your relatives. You have property in Belarus - I advise you to forget about this property, but do… pic.twitter.com/dXz93S1V2s
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🤡 Lukashenka said that the opposition plans to seize Kobrin district of Belarus, declare a new government and introduce NATO troops
According to him, "the probability of provocations is very high," but Minsk will not initiate the conflict and will fight only if "someone steps… pic.twitter.com/CLkurXkBcB
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