Belarus

“Belarusians, I’m urging you to show common sense and respect for the law,” she said without emotion, reading a text without raising her eyes from the paper. “I don’t want blood and violence. I’m asking you not to confront the police and not take to squares to put your lives in danger. Take care of yourselves and your relatives.” … [Read more...] about Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger’s departure

There have been protests reported in dozens of cities and towns, but the bulk of arrests have occurred in the capital, Minsk, where key ring roads and streets were blocked by demonstrators on Monday evening and police deployed tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds. … [Read more...] about Belarus authorities arrest 6,000 protesters following disputed presidential election

“Oh, I’m sure we’ll look at each of these things, and the important thing to note is the criteria. What is it that we believe that we can do, not just the United States unilaterally, but in a multilateral way to deliver good outcomes for the Belarusian people, whether that turns out to be sanctions or turns out to be making decisions about product deliveries? Those are all things that are yet to be determined. We’re still pretty fresh off this election and we need to see how things settle out here in the near future,” Pompeo said on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Pompeo Says US May Impose Sanctions on Belarus as Protests in Country Continue

Opposition members have accused police of attacking protesters with impunity. Video showed police officers shooting passersby with rubber bullets and beating demonstrators with truncheons after their arrest. Police in Brest said that they had opened fire using live ammunition on protesters who had attacked them with metal clubs. … [Read more...] about Belarus protests: 25-year-old man dies in police custody

A man sits on a stair outside a detention centre as paramedics arrive to deliver medical support to his son, who was detained during recent protests against the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko … [Read more...] about Belarus says police detained about 700 protesters overnight

Bart Simpson is just one of the characters on "The Simpsons" who are left-handed. Among them, according to the Simpons Wiki: Bart Simpson, Seymour Skinner, Ned Flanders, Moe Szyslak and Marge Simpson. Why? Perhaps because Simpson creator Matt Groening is a leftie too. … [Read more...] about 5 things to know for August 13: Coronavirus, election, immigration, Belarus, Michigan