Demonstrators gathered in Minsk and other cities in nearly continuous protests since a disputed presidential election in August that opposition says was rigged
It is the latest anti-government protest fueled by a disputed election 12 weeks ago
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged international pressure, including sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko and his government following a disputed election
Verdicts came just ahead of scheduled address by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the self-exiled presidential candidate who ran against President Alexander Lukashenko
Diplomat warns that Russian military intervention in Belarus would have a 'very negative' impact on Moscow’s ties with both US and Europe
The Soviet District Court on May 18 announced the ruling but did not specify what event Tsikhanouski had been convicted of organizing
Authorities in Minsk gave no reason for the move against journalist Aleksei Kruchinin and cameraman Sergei Panasyuk, who work for Russia's Channel One TV
Belarus agrees to abandon supplier's premium on oil that it imports from its much larger neighbor, Belarus' Belneftekhim says
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