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August 2022 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Belarus Designates Group Of Ex-Cops Who Oppose Regime As Terrorists RFE/RL 31 Aug 2022 -- The Supreme Court of Belarus has labeled a group called BYPOL, which unites former law enforcement officers who support opposition politicians, as a terrorist organization.
- Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 30 Aug 2022 -- During the telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on his birthday.
- Belarusian Prosecutor Seeks Lengthy Prison Terms For U.S. Citizen, Co-Defendants RFE/RL 30 Aug 2022 -- Prosecutors have asked a court in Minsk to convict and sentence Yuras Zyankovich, a Belarusian-born lawyer who also holds U.S. citizenship, and his five co-defendants to lengthy prison terms for planning to assassinate authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his family and seize power.
- Lukashenka Says Belarusian Military Planes Ready To Carry Russian Nuclear Armament RFE/RL 26 Aug 2022 -- Belarus's authoritarian ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, says his country's Su-24 military planes have been re-fitted to enable them to carry nuclear weapons.
- Lukashenko Says Belarusian Aircraft Re-Equipped for Carrying Nuclear Weapons Sputnik 26 Aug 2022 -- Belarusian aircraft has been re-equipped so that they can carry nuclear weapons, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday.
- Belarusian Court Orders Harsher Prison Confinement For Opposition Activist Syarhey Tsikhanouski RFE/RL 12 Aug 2022 -- A Belarusian court has ordered imprisoned video blogger and opposition activist Syarhey Tsikhanouski into harsher confinement conditions after finding him in violation of unspecified prison rules.
- Explosions Rock Military Airport In Belarus Days After Crimea Air Base Attack RFE/RL 11 Aug 2022 -- Several explosions have been reported in an area of Belarus near a military airport that Ukrainian authorities say has been used by the Russian Air Force to attack Ukrainian territory.
- Belarusian 'Railway Guerrillas' Handed Prison Terms RFE/RL 10 Aug 2022 -- Five Belarusian activists who were arrested for allegedly damaging railways in the country to disrupt the transportation of Russian arms and troops to war-torn Ukraine have been sentenced on terrorism charges.
- On Second Anniversary Of Disputed Belarusian Presidential Poll, Tsikhanouskaya Names 'Interim Cabinet' RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- On the second anniversary of the disputed presidential election in Belarus, exiled opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, whom many consider the winner of the August 2020 vote, has named an interim government of the country.
- Belarus Air Force Starts Exercises At Home And At Russian Base RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- Belarus' air force is holding exercises on its territory and at a military training base in Russia, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on August 9.
- Promoting Accountability on the Second Anniversary of the Fraudulent Election in Belarus US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2022 -- On the second anniversary of the presidential election in Belarus, we commend the Belarusian people who showed up in record numbers to cast their ballots, exercise their rights, and determine their own future.
- Second anniversary of fraudulent presidential election in Belarus: Minister Chishti statement UK FCDO 09 Aug 2022 -- Minister Rehman Chishti calls for free and fair elections in Belarus.
- Second anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus on 9 August 2020 Germany Federal Foreign Office 09 Aug 2022 -- Today marks the second anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in August 2020. The political leadership in Minsk continues to respond with repression and blatant violence. What is more Belarus is aiding and abetting Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
- 'We Underestimated The Regime's Cruelty': Exiled Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya Remains Confident Change Will Come For Belarus RFE/RL 09 Aug 2022 -- "Of course, my current situation is exhausting - physically, spiritually, and psychologically," said Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya in an exclusive interview with Current Time to mark two years since the 2020 Belarusian presidential election that she and her supporters believe she won. "Of course, you sometimes feel like letting go of some of the burden of responsibility. But you know that you can't do that."
- VOA Interview: Belarusian Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed the future of the opposition movement with VOA's Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze on Monday.
- Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the second anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections EC/CEU 08 Aug 2022 -- This Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the 9 August 2020 fraudulent presidential elections that have stripped Belarusians of the opportunity to freely choose their own future. On this day, we reiterate our steadfast support for their democratic aspirations and efforts to uphold the respect for fundamental human rights. We reiterate that Aleksandr Lukashenko lacks any democratic legitimacy.
- Upheaval In Belarus: How The Opposition Rocked Lukashenka's Regime In 2020 And How The Strongman Struck Back RFE/RL 08 Aug 2022 -- "Yesterday, obviously, there was a bit of a bloody war," a security officer in the Belarusian city of Brest said in a leaked phone conversation with another official shortly after the country's disputed 2020 presidential election set off unprecedented mass protests -- and a crackdown whose brutality was equally unprecedented for Belarus, despite decades of harsh rule. "Brest is f***ed.... Five hundred detainees.... They flayed them all there like cats."
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