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How will the international community react to the latest violent repression of basic human rights in Belarus and Russia?

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During 2020, Putin saw several challenges to his rule and influence, most of which have been contained, though not totally...

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Photo by Максим Шикунец is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Share this articleEmailTwitterFacebook The stand-off between the official...

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Photo: Kremlin.ruCreative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Share this articleEmailTwitterFacebook There were no surprises in yesterday’s presidential election in Belarus with...

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