Two hundred and thirty-one people and organisations were nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, widely heralded as one of the most prestigious honours in global politics. Yet the five-person committee responsible for selecting this year’s laureate did not regard any of these as worthy candidates. Rather they selected a regional body better known for its economic crisis than its contribution to world peace: the European Union. There is a genuine danger that if such inane choices of laureate continue, the Nobel Peace Prize will be increasingly devalued.
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Last month activists used social media sites to arrange a silent protest in Minsk – showing their opposition to Lukashenko without the kind of chants, slogans or banners that would normally result in arrest. The trend rapidly caught on but subsequent gatherings have been violently broken up in front of international media.
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Continuing his Crackdown of political opposition, Belarus' president Lukashenko arrests Polish Journalist and blogger-activist.
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The police crackdown on the Minsk demonstration, in which hundreds of opposition activists and dissidents were rounded up, was condemned by rights groups and Western governments that said Lukashenko’s re-election was “flawed.”
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Activist & head of 'Belarus Free Theatre' Natalia Koliada talks about life in Europe's last dictatorship after controversial election last December, a treacherous place for journalists, performers, activists and women.
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The only thing currently clear about Monday’s terrorist attack in Minsk is its savagery.
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Belarusian opposition activist facing trial for participating in "mass unrest" has fled the country.
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Belarusian political activist, Mikita Likhavid, has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in a maximum security prison after being found guilty of taking part in "mass unrest" in December.
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