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Support Belarusian pro-democratic activists and their familiesOn the night of August 9 and 10 riot police used water cannons, stun grenades to disperse peaceful protesters all over Belarus. People’s only ‘fault’ was a demand for fair... -
Belarus election: contested result sparks massive unrest as Europe’s ‘last dictator’ claims victoryAlexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of Belarus who came to power in 1994, has won his sixth presidential election. The preliminary results show a landslide victory, giving Lukashenko 80% of... -
From “deescalation and dialogue” to “listening to demands for change”: international reactions to Belarus electionsThe two nights that followed the Presidential election in Belarus have been marred by violence. Government forces cracked down on an unprecedented sea of public support for the undeclared victor,... -
Why we will cover the protests in Belarus – EditorialDear readers, as you probably noticed we have devoted much of our attention to the events happening in Belarus recently. We've published several analyses on the preparation for the Presidential... -
Statement on Belarus by Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine – Lublin TriangleAs Foreign Ministers of Lublin Triangle States, we are deeply concerned with escalation of the situation in Belarus after the presidential elections and call upon the authorities to refrain from... -
5,000 detained as Belarus protests against rigged elections second day in a row, national strike announcedThis article was updated to reflect the new tally of detained protesters by the Belarus Ministry of Interior, according to which on day one, 3000 were detained; on day two... -
Vitaly Portnikov: Belarusians must now make the ultimate choiceThousands of people in the streets of Minsk and other Belarusian cities – popular rallies all across the country as people come out in force against one of..."" -
What you need to know about the unprecedented Belarus presidential election, in a nutshellToday, Belarus goes to vote for president. It is an unusual election in many senses. Incumbent "last dictator of Europe" President Lukashenka faces unprecedented resistance. Unsurprisingly, the opposition candidates were... -
The quick way to quasi-recognition of Donetsk-Luhansk’s armed formations: a play-by-play accountOpen-source evidence makes it possible to trace the steps that led Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, to quasi-recognize the Donetsk and Luhansk “armed formations”... -
GogolTrain: Europe’s first art train amps up Ukraine’s cultural mobilityThe great multi-disciplined festival of modern art StartUp GogolFest has taken place since 2018 in Mariupol, where each spring hundreds of people from all over Ukraine go. For that purpose,... -
Kozak celebrates diplomatic victory over Ukraine in rude letter to Normandy ForumRussia’s presidential envoy for conflict-management in Ukraine, Dmitry Kozak, has sent a highly undiplomatic letter to his other counterparts in the “Normandy” forum, gloating over bypassing this forum to maneuver... -
Police chief accused of mandating Euromaidan crackdown appointed to key post in Zelenskyy’s OfficeIn the latest appointment which brings closer the revenge of the pre-Euromaidan ancien regime, President Zelenskyy has appointed to a top post in the President's Office a Yanukovych-era police chief... -
Let “Russians” in eastern Ukraine “join Russia,” Trump’s German ambassador pick told RTDouglas Macgregor, Trump's pick for German ambassador, is famous for advocating for "shooting people" on the US-Mexican border - as well as for his statments in a 2014 show on... -
Russian occupation administrations in Donbas recruit militants for action at Belarusian-Russian border – NGOThe Russian occupation administrations in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region are recruiting militants for participating in "actions" outside Ukraine, in all likelihood - in Belarus, the ZMINA human rights center reported,... -
Why the influence of Arsen Avakov in Ukraine will growIn the wake of scandals in the Ukrainian police force, demands for the resignation of Arsen Avakov, Minister of the Interior of Ukraine, are getting ever louder. Nevertheless, Avakov is... -
A Russian power scenario during the Belarusian elections?Belarus is scheduled to hold presidential elections on Sunday, August 9. Why are they so important for Ukraine? Belarus is Ukraine’s neighbor, an important trading partner, and in..."" -
Belarus election: why strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka faces unprecedented resistanceAlyaksandr Lukashenka, the longest-serving leader in the former Soviet Union, will seek re-election as president of Belarus on August 9 for the sixth time since 1994. But amid the coronavirus... -
Decentralization — a true success story from UkraineDecentralization is often said to be one of Ukraine’s most successful reforms. And with good reason. -
“Russia has been successful at muddying the waters”: lessons from the Syrian conflictSyrians made a terrible mistake in thinking that the world knew what was happening in their country, warn Syrian human rights activists. The twisted narratives spread by the ever-expanding Syrian... -
Confessions of an ex-riot policeman from BelarusAs the presidential election in Belarus grows closer, rallies in support of rivals of Europe's longest-standing dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka, and especially Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, grow more and more numerous. As always,...
