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30 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Riot police arrest demonstrators into a prisoner transport vehicle, as thousands of people take part in mass demonstration against President Alexander Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa.

World

Dozens of female protesters violently detained in Belarus

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/13/20

Viasna, a human rights organization on the ground in Belarus, said at least 70 people were detained in the capital city on Saturday.

World

BELARUS

Belarusian opposition plans mass protest march in Minsk on Sunday

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/12/20

The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, members of the so-called Visegrad Group, will present a proposal to the European Council that visa-free travel be introduced for Belarusian citizens.

Thousands of people gather for a protest on Independence Square. The demonstrators are taking to the streets in the Belarusian capital and other cities and continue to press for the resignation of President Lukashenko. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Belarusian capital, Minsk, and other cities on Saturday in a further challenge to the rule of longtime President Alexander Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa.

World

Tens of thousands of protesters turn out in Belarus despite warnings

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/6/20

Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya called on her fellow Belarusians not to be intimidated: "Remember, together we are strong," she said in a video message from Lithuania.

26 August 2020, Ukraine, Kiev: Members of the Belarusian community in Ukraine and Ukrainian activists burn red and white smoke bombs and wave the flag of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (the Belarusian opposition flag) during rally in solidarity with the anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus Photo: Serg Glovny/dpa.

World

Belarusian Nobel laureate rallies protesters as over 50 arrested

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/27/20

The latest demonstrations saw 50 arrests, the highest number on any day this week, as the number of people joining the unauthorized protests continued to rise.

World

BELARUS

As 100,000 march in Minsk, Lukashenko arms himself with a Kalashnikov

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/23/20

The presidential palace has increasingly taken the role of a fortress and was surrounded by armoured cars and security forces to stop protesters from storming the palace.

FILED - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita casts his vote at a polling station during the 2018 Malian presidential election, in Bamako, Mali, 29 July 2018. Photo: Nicolas Remene / Le Pictorium/ZUMA Press/dpa.

World

UN CONDEMNS

Mali president resigns after military coup

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/19/20

The president and his prime minister have been arrested and taken to a military camp, an army officer told.

13 August 2020, Ukraine, Kyiv: People take part in a demonstration outside the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus against the results of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and to show solidarity with the protests sweeping Belarus in response to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko receiving over 80 percent of the vote in the presidential election. Photo: Ukrinform/dpa

World

Released protesters in Belarus report mistreatment

The Nomad Today 8/14/20

About 1,000 of the 7,000 people arrested during protests were reportedly freed on Friday morning. The 27 EU foreign ministers will deliberate on possible sanctions against Belarus.

10 August 2020, Ukraine, Kiev: Policemen arrest an activist for trying to throw eggs into the building of the embassy of Belarus during a rally in solidarity with the Belarusian opposition that accuses Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of electoral fraud for receiving over 80 percent of the vote in the presidential election. Photo: Sergei Chuzavkov/dpa.

World

FINLAND SIGNS JOINT STATEMENT

Nordic states say Belarus election did not meet democracy standards

The Nomad Today 8/11/20

In a joint statement, Finland and the other Nordic and Baltic countries demand the immediate release of the demonstrators "unfairly" detained.

FILED - 12 October 2018, Belarus, Mogilev: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the plenary session of the Fifth Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions. Lukashenko told his countrypeople he would make sure there would be no civil-war-like situation in Belarus as he cast his ballot in Sunday's presidential election. Photo: Kremlin/dpa.

World

Lukashenko wins 80%, main opposition 9.9%

The Nomad Today 8/10/20

Police violently cracked down on protests that erupted in major cities on Sunday night after the polls closed.

Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson, President of Iceland, speaks during a press conference. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

World

Iceland's President Johannesson sworn in for second term

The Nomad Today 8/2/20

30 June 2020, Russia, Tver: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko attend a ceremony to open the Rzhev Memorial to Soviet Soldiers. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa

Coronavirus

Belarusian leader says he had asymptomatic case of coronavirus

The Nomad Today 7/29/20

Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a sixth consecutive term in the August 9 election. Two of his strongest challengers have been jailed and prevented from registering as candidates.

Poland, Krakow: Incumbent Polish President Andrzej Duda (L) and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda cast their votes at a polling station during the second round of the Polish presidential election. Photo: Filip Radwanski/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

Poland's Duda narrowly secures second presidential term

The Nomad Today 7/13/20

Duda secured 51.2% of the vote.

Polish President and presidential candidate of the Law and Justice (PiS) Andrzej Duda attends an election rally after the first round of presidential elections. Photo: Krzysztof Kaniewski/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

ELECTIONS

Polish president Duda aims to ban adoption by gay couples

The Nomad Today 7/5/20

The legislation would be brought before the parliament on Monday, the conservative leader said.

World

RUSSIA

Putin wins referendum on extending rule to 2036 with 78% of the votes

The Nomad Today 7/2/20

The amendments also stipulated a ban on gay marriage and declared an attestation of faith in God, a marked departure from the atheist doctrine of the Soviet Union.