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11 Aug 2020

Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanouskaya flees abroad after bloody clashes

Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher, emerged from obscurity to mount the biggest challenge in years to Lukashenko, taking her husband`s place in the campaign after he was jailed. Both she and the Belarusian authorities said she had not been forced to leave.

09 Aug 2020

Belarus holds election as street protests rattle President Lukashenko

Belarus began voting in an election on Sunday pitting President Alexander Lukashenko against a former teacher who emerged from obscurity to lead the biggest challenge in years against Lukashenko. Lukashenko is almost certain to win a sixth consecutive term but could face a new wave of protests amid anger over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy and his human rights record. A former Soviet collective farm manager, Lukashenko has ruled since 1994.

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