Belarusian activist forcibly removed from country by security services
A Belarusian activist has been ejected from the eastern European country by security forces, according to a statement from the Belarusian Coordination Council.
Belarusian activist forcibly removed from country by security services
A Belarusian activist has been ejected from the eastern European country by security forces, according to a statement from the Belarusian Coordination Council.
These three women stood up to Europe’s longest-serving dictator. Here’s what happened to them
Five weeks have passed since Belarus learned the results of its presidential election, in which the country’s Central Election Commission announced that President Alexander Lukashenko, often described as Europe’s last dictator, had won with 80.23% of the vote.
Opposition volunteers linked to Navalny attacked with unknown liquid in Siberia
At least three volunteers linked to Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s team were taken ill on Tuesday after an attack on their Novosibirsk office with an unknown substance, an opposition activist told CNN.
Lech Walesa Fast Facts
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Lech Walesa and learn about the life of the former president of Poland.
Spain heads back to school, but the pandemic is exposing inequality
As Spain struggles to rein in the fastest growing Covid-19 infection rate in Europe, it’s grappling with how to ensure safety in the classrooms this September, even as some schools in Madrid have been forced to delay the start of school by several days or even weeks.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is out of a coma, hospital says
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is out of a medically induced coma, the German hospital where he is being treated said in a statement on Monday.
Belarus opposition says three leaders abducted in Minsk
Belarus’ political opposition has said three of its leading members have been abducted, and called for their immediate release.
Video games saved this man from the streets
At 18 he was homeless — now he’s a gaming world champion.
Putin’s vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia
Vladimir Putin announced the approval of Russia’s Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine on August 11 amid much fanfare, saying it works “quite effectively” in forming a stable immunity.