Belarus opposition figurehead Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Saturday urged pro-democracy protesters to keep up the momentum, saying President ...
In an interview with AFP, Tikhanovskaya said Belarusians had lost their fear AFP/PETRAS MALUKASVILNIUS: Belarus opposition figurehead Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Saturday urged pro-democracy protesters to keep up the momentum, saying President Alexander Lukashenko had"no choice" but to engage with the opposition.
Opponents of Europe's longest serving leader have organised strikes and the largest demonstrations in the ex-Soviet country's recent history to protest his re-election and demand that he stand down. She has called for new free and fair elections and says she is not planning to run in any future vote.
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