Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
BEL2000101503- 15 OCTOBER 2000 - MINSK, BELARUS: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko smiles at a polling station during the elections to the lower house, or Chamber of Representatives, Minsk, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000. rw/Stringer UPI
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MINSK, Belarus, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday he may undertake political reform after the country's parliamentary elections.
MINSK, Belarus, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Internet users in Belarus who visit Web sites hosted in other countries could soon face fines of up to $125 under a new law, authorities say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- There are grave concerns about the human rights situation in Belarus, the United States and European Union said a year after the country's election.
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Washington calls on Belarus to release all political prisoners unconditionally, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said from Lithuania.
MINSK, Belarus, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A decision to impose the death penalty for the accused perpetrators of an April attack on a metro station in Belarus is symbolic, the mother of an accused said.
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BARANOVICHI, Belarus, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Belarusian officials prohibited a local businessman from holding a breathing exercise in a central square, saying it would violate laws on public rallies.
BARANAVICHY, Belarus, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Authorities in Belarus denied a permit to a man who wanted to stage a 2-hour protest he said he'd wage by breathing deeply.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Belarus to release all political prisoners after a rights advocate was ordered to jail for tax evasion.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Legislative amendments adopted in Belarus could severely undermine basic liberties and exacerbate a culture of fear, the United Nations said.
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