Yuras Karmanau

1 week ago | goshennews.com | Yuras Karmanau

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday announced the granting of pardons to 42 imprisoned opposition activists, in what analysts say is an effort at rapprochement with the West. Belarus was rocked by unprecedented mass protests in 2020, after a disputed election that handed Lukashenko his sixth consecutive term in office. Authorities unleashed a violent crackdown on demonstrators and government critics.

1 week ago | yakimaherald.com | Yuras Karmanau

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1 week ago | thespec.com | Yuras Karmanau

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus opened a criminal case against a 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country’s pro-democracy protests in 2020, a rights organization said Tuesday. Authorities accused Bahinskaya of repeatedly walking the streets of the Belarusian capital displaying symbols striped with white, red and white: the same colors used by Belarus’ pro-democracy opposition. If found guilty, the activist faces up to three years in prison.

1 week ago | kdhnews.com | Yuras Karmanau

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Authorities in Belarus opened a criminal case against a 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country's pro-democracy protests in 2020, a rights organization said Tuesday. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

1 week ago | clintonherald.com | Yuras Karmanau

You have permission to edit this article. Close FILE - Nina Bahinskaya, 73, poses for a photo holding a flag that became the symbole of the opposition at an entrance of her apartment building in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 10, 2020.