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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the exiled leader of Belarus' pro-democracy movement seen photographed in September in Vilnius, Lithuania, is calling for a revival of mass protests in her country against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko.

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From Exile, Tikhanovskaya Calls For '2nd Wave Of Protests' Against Belarus Regime

4:31pm March 24, 2021

by Lucian Kim

The exiled leader of Belarus' pro-democracy movement says that renewed protests and diplomatic pressure will lead to a peaceful political transition and new, free and fair elections.

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Lidia Yermoshina (left), chairperson of the Belarusian Central Election Commission, hands over a presidential ID to President Alexander Lukashenko during an inauguration ceremony Wednesday at Independence Palace in Minsk.

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Belarus President Is Secretly Inaugurated Weeks After Disputed Election

12:23pm September 23, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Alexander Lukashenko declared a landslide victory in Aug. 9 polls widely seen as fraudulent. He was sworn in for a sixth term Wednesday in a secret ceremony in the capital, according to state media.

Opposition supporters protest against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Sunday.

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Massive Protests Continue In Belarus As Demonstrators Demand Lukashenko Resign

5:47pm September 13, 2020

by Samantha Raphelson

Protesters in Minsk took to the streets in large numbers Sunday for the fifth weekend in a row, demanding that authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko step down.

Anti-government protesters hold a sign with a picture depicting Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as a card that trumps an ace on Aug. 23 in Minsk.

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Women Lead The Way Against Belarus' Patriarch, Says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya

4:51pm September 04, 2020

by Lucian Kim

Speaking to NPR from Lithuania, the challenger to longtime President Alexander Lukashenko says "women understood that they are leaders" in the struggle.

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