Lukashenko to release political prisoners
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
Five former presidential candidates now on trial in Belarus
As politicians and journalists face trial for mass street protests, Olga Birukova explains the climate of fear and intimidation journalists face
Belarus’s new order
Has Lukashenko given up flirting with the west, asks Olga Birukova
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