by Steven Duke | Apr 9, 2021 | American University
Protestors took to the streets to oppose the fraudulent election of “Europe’s Last Dictator” Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 Belarusian presidential elections. Their defiance of the Lukashenko regime and the call for political reforms represent a shift in Belarusian...
by John Miller | Dec 20, 2020 | James Madison University
Since the first and only legitimate election in 1994, dictator Alexander Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron grip. Historically apathetic to politics, Belarusians responded to the fraudulent 2020 re-election of Lukashenko with widespread protests in an...
by Grace Dalton | Dec 14, 2020 | Georgia State University
Drink vodka and visit the sauna — that’s what Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recommended for those who have contracted coronavirus. With an economic crisis already pending leading up to mass virus outbreaks, Belarusians would soon find that Lukashenko...
by Grace Dalton | Oct 26, 2020 | Georgia State University
In 1966, just two short years before his life would be taken by the infuriated opposition, Martin Luther King, Jr. said in an interview, when asked about “Black Power,” that “a riot is the language of the unheard” (“A riot…”). Though King spoke this about...
by Anthony Stenzel | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
On August 9, 2020, Belarus held its presidential election. This is the first time in many decades where the current president, Alexander Lukashenko, has been seriously challenged by an opposition candidate. This election has been criticized from around the globe, but...
