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A polling station in Minsk during the 2020 elections / Euroradio

10/08/2020 - 10:47

Politics

Officials: Lukashenka wins with 80.23%, Tsikhanouskaya - 9.9%

CEC head says the election was held in unprecedented conditions with the police having to evacuate her at night.

10/08/2020 - 00:39

Politics

Police use water cannons, stun grenades to disperse peaceful protesters

Thousands of peaceful protesters gather all over Belarus to defend their right to a fair vote.

Law enforcement officers gather near administrative buildings in Minsk / Euroradio

09/08/2020 - 20:13

Politics

Journalists from Belsat TV channel detained in Minsk

Deputy head of the independent Belarusian Association of Journalists Barys Haretski informs about new detentions.

Increasing numbers of law enforcement agents gather in the Minsk city center / Euroradio

09/08/2020 - 18:11

Politics

Riot police blocks pedestrian sidewalk near Minsk Central Post Office

Riot control vehicles and law enforcement agents gather near the Presidential Administration in Minsk.

A memorable photo / president.gov.by

09/08/2020 - 15:25

Politics

Lukashenka suggests re-educating youth through agricultural labor

Belarus strongman criticizes those who 'drink beer... in Minsk' while some combine drivers have 'soil under fingernails'.

Elections in Belarus often go side by side with limited Internet access /Ілюстрацыйнае фота pixabay.com

09/08/2020 - 15:06

Politics

Internet disruption reported in Belarus on election day

We are waiting for the details from the Ministry of Communications and Infromatization.

Central Election Commission (CEC) chairwoman Lidziya Yarmoshyna / Euroradio

09/08/2020 - 09:14

Politics

Belarus elections: CEC says record turnout at 41.7% after early voting

The early voting turnout figures were significantly lower during the previous parliamentary and presidential elections in Belarus.

Curtains on enclosed balcony / photo from Alyaksandr

06/08/2020 - 13:16

Society

Police fraudulently seize white-red-white curtain from Minsk family

The official reason is to prevent 'unauthorized modification of the facade'.

Belarusian nuclear power plant / Euroradio

06/08/2020 - 12:49

Politics

TASS: Belarus nuclear power plant launch planned on August 7

The physical launch means that fuel rods will be loaded into the reactor core.

Early voting in Belarus / Euroradio

06/08/2020 - 12:26

Politics

Belarus election 2020: More people vote early than in 2015

12.75% of voters have turned out at the polling stations during two days of early voting. In 2015, it was 10,94%.

Army in Belarus / BelTA

06/08/2020 - 10:18

Society

Reservists called up for training in Viciebsk region

The Ministry of Defense says the reserve training to begin on August 11 is a pre-scheduled operation.

President Lukashenka and Security Council members discussing the detention of Russian citizens, 29 July 2020 / Reuters

30/07/2020 - 23:45

Politics

Ukraine seeks extradiction for Russian 'mercenaries' detained in Belarus

Ukraine President's press office says security services have collected "enough evidence" of crimes in Donbas.

Presidential candidate Andrei Dzmitryeu

30/07/2020 - 13:29

Politics

Security Council head mulls over possible internet block

Presidential candidate Andrei Dzmitryeu briefed journalists after the ad hoc meeting at Central Election Commission.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Euroradio

28/07/2020 - 14:33

Politics

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on lustrations, Crimea and turbulence after elections

Presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya gave an exclusive interview to Euroradio.

Central Election Commission (CEC) meeting, 22 July 2020 / Screenshot from broadcast

28/07/2020 - 11:10

Politics

CEC limits number of observers at polling stations

Not more than three observers are allowed in a polling station during early voting and up to five on Election Day (August 9).

All over the world people are anxiously awaiting the second wave of COVID-19 / Reuters

28/07/2020 - 10:31

Economy

Coronavirus fight cost Belarus half a billion rubles - Lukashenka

President Lukashenka mentions the cost of the COVID-19 response at a meeting with the 'economic bloc' of the government.

The presidential elections will be held on August 9 / Euroradio

28/07/2020 - 09:27

Politics

Who can conduct exit polls at Belarus elections?

A government-approved pollster plans to replace exit polls near polling stations with phone interviews.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka / Reuters

24/07/2020 - 21:07

Politics

Lukashenka attacks media: Throw them out if they call for Maidans

Lukashenka says he was outraged by the insults to him and the chairpersons of precinct election commissions.

Artyom Shraibman / Euroradio

21/07/2020 - 19:07

Politics

Authorities raise price of protest for 'unbeaten' generation - pundit

Political commentator Artyom Shraibman talked to Euroradio about the recent protests, repressions, and possible EU sanctions.

Protests in Minsk / Euroradio

21/07/2020 - 17:26

Politics

Authorities use election laws to push Belarusians to boycott

The election in Belarus means suffering and no stopping of samsara, Euroradio editor-in-chief Pavel Svyardlou writes in his op-ed.