A member of the Belarusian opposition’s Coordination Council Maria Kolesnikova #Kalesnikava has been arrested and placed in a pre-trial detention center in Minsk, to various sources report. (Image: social media). Finally, #BBC has a report on #Kalesnikava 's #kidnapping . #Belarus opposition co-leader + others #kidnapped The West has to wake up quickly. It looks…
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Navalny in Omsk – stabilised but in coma
Russian opposition politician and relentless anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, 44, is still unconscious in Omsk hospital suffering from suspected poisoning, his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said. Юля Навальная тоже здесь. Ее тоже не пускают, потому что «пациент не дал согласие на посещение». Они это так и говорят pic.twitter.com/08vjVTcUlB — Кира Ярмыш (@Kira_Yarmysh) August 20, 2020 Navalny…
EU: Belarus elections «falsified»
The EU Foreign Ministers addressed the Belarusian Presidential elections that took place on 9 August. Concluded good and constructive #FAC. Eastern Med: Full solidarity w/ Greece&Cyprus; calling Turkey for immediate deescalation and reengaging in dialogue. Belarus: EU doesn't accept election results. Work begins on sanctioning those responsible for violence & falsification. — Josep Borrell Fontelles…
EU diplomacy extraordinary Council on Belarus
EU foreign ministers will convene via teleconference on Friday, August 14, to discuss the situation in Belarus following the announced re-election of Alexander Lukashenko with 80% of ballots, and immediatley following accusations of fraud. I will call an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council meeting this Friday afternoon. We will discuss urgent issues and address the situation…
Tikhanovskaya in exile in Lithuania
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya,37, has taken a “very difficult decision” to leave the country, after disputing an election she claimed was rigged. Svetlana #Tikhanovskaya is safe. She is in #Lithuania. pic.twitter.com/6f9U2meoX0 — Linas Linkevicius (@LinkeviciusL) August 11, 2020 Ms Tikhanovskaya said she did it for her children as protests continued for a second night….
Belarus: Lukashenko announced 80% eleciton winner
Protesters and riot police have clashed Minsk and other cities of Belarus, after a state TV exit poll said long-time leader (26 years) Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected in Sunday’s election. #BREAKING | Belarusian President Lukashenko leading with 80.23% of votes, election commission says https://t.co/Qnz3HXiabF#SputnikBreaking pic.twitter.com/1XosREyB9Y — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) August 10, 2020 In Minsk, the police…
Lukashenko in whirlwind of political crisis
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is Europe’s longest-serving ruler and the 65-year-old former Soviet collective farm chairman now wants a sixth term as president. But in the run-up to the 9 August presidential election he has faced the biggest opposition protests for a decade. “An authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have…
Azerbaijan Foreign Minister fired amid conflict
On July 16, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dismissed Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. According to Russian media, the top diplomat caused the criticism of the head of state because he preferred to work at home, respecting coronavirus measures of social distancing, when the conflict began. In addition, Aliyev said, Azerbaijani “diplomacy should be attacking diplomacy,…
EU on Serbia elections
Serbia held parliamentary, provincial and local elections on 21 June; one of the first elections held in Europe since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Serbia held elections yesterday. We look forward to the @osce_odihr final report and recommendations. We encourage the new parliament and the Serbian leadership to continue their engagement with the EU…
Malta ambassador resigns after verbal assault
Malta’s Ambassador to Finland has resigned after comparing German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler in a public message in the context of Europe remembering the end of World War II. Zammit Tabona resigns as ambassador after comparing Merkel to Hitler https://t.co/hDpdIGZfNU pic.twitter.com/QCgXyupbX1 — MaltaToday (@maltatoday) May 10, 2020 Malta government ensured that the official…
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