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Belarus Arrests Opposition Leaders as Teachers Join Anti-Government Protests

In Belarus, two opposition leaders were arrested Tuesday and ordered jailed for 10 days, as President Alexander Lukashenko continues to violently crack down on anti-government protesters. Massive mobilizations have gone on for over two weeks after the longtime authoritarian leader…

Belarus and the Lessons from Sudan

The political development unfolding in Minsk, with high possibility to spill over and spread throughout the former Soviet republic of Belarus is sensitive and delicate. As an ordinary observer from an obscured and remote rural village with inconsistent connectivity, I…

Unstable Belarus could divide European Union

BY VIKTORS DOMBURS The members of the European Council held a video conference on 19 August. They discussed the situation which unfolded in the aftermath of the presidential elections in Belarus on 9 August. The EU calls on the Belarusian…

Russian doctors say German colleagues congratulated them for ‘saving Navalny’s life’ & insist two lab tests found no poison traces

The doctors who first treated Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny in Siberia have claimed it’s beyond any doubt that they saved his life. They added that the German team which took him to Berlin agreed with this assessment. Anatoly Kalinichenko,…

Irish PM to recall parliament as virus scandal grows

Irish Premier Micheal Martin announced on Sunday that he would recall parliament following a scandal over politicians breaking coronavirus rules, for which he urged EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan to consider resigning over his attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society…

If Joe Biden Rejects His Progressive Base, Trump Will Win

During the official roll call at the virtual Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, representatives from 57 states and territories declared their delegate totals for Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, each from an iconic setting highlighting their region. Native American delegates…

Diaz-Canel, blocking of digital channels is reaction to Soberana 01

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday said the blocking of YouTube accounts in his country is a reaction to the registration of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine candidate called Soberana 01. Miguel Diaz-Canel considered the disabling of YouTube channels of TV program…

The “Coalition of the Determined”

For the EU to assert itself in the power competition between the USA and China, foreign policy makers are calling for a “core European” vanguard. German foreign and military policy makers are pushing for an EU global policy offensive and…

‘Rapid drop in blood sugar levels’ preliminary diagnosis behind Moscow protest leader Navalny’s illness – medical team leader

Alexey Navalny may have experienced a rapid drop in blood sugar levels during a flight on Thursday that led to him losing consciousness. That’s according to the chief doctor at the Omsk medical facility where he is being treated. Dr…

Getting Control of Belarus is a Big Deal for the White-West

Every mainstream media outlet is covering the protests contesting the elections results in Belarus. Could this be the new Ukraine? Maybe not, but it is definitely a continuation of the White-West’s attempts to get closer to Russia’s border. Last week…

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