Lukashenko to release political prisoners

August 13th, 2011

Belarus’s president “pardons” nine of 41 political prisoners on 11 August, the same day when US toughened economic sanctions against his regime. Olga Birukova reports

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Five former presidential candidates now on trial in Belarus

May 11th, 2011

As politicians and journalists face trial for mass street protests, Olga Birukova explains the climate of fear and intimidation journalists face

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Belarus’s new order

December 31st, 2010

Has Lukashenko given up flirting with the west, asks Olga Birukova
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