# Belarus president signs decree to support free circulation of crypto

# Belarus president signs decree to support free circulation of crypto

“# Belarus president signs decree to support free circulation of crypto ” Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree affirming the country’s formal support of free circulation of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). Lukashenko’s press office announced Monday that the president has signed a decree named “On the register of virtual wallet addresses and the…

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#Belarus border crisis may lead to ‘something worse’

#Belarus border crisis may lead to ‘something worse’

“#Belarus border crisis may lead to ‘something worse’” WARSAW/VILNIUS, Nov 21 – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned on Sunday that the migrant crisis on the Belarus border may be a prelude to “something much worse”, and Poland’s border guard said Belarusian forces were still ferrying migrants to the frontier. The European Union accuses Belarus…

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#Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote

#Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote

“#Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote” KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Monday denied that his government unleashed massive repression of dissent after his re-election a year ago triggered a monthslong wave of mass protests, even as his law enforcement officials admitted receiving over 5,000 complaints about beating and torture. President…

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#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

“#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic” LONDON — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist. COVID-19 has absorbed the world’s…

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#US to levy sanctions on Belarus after intercepting a plane

#US to levy sanctions on Belarus after intercepting a plane

“#US to levy sanctions on Belarus after intercepting a plane” The US has begun drawing up sanctions against Belarus and its president, Alexander Lukashenko, following last weekend’s forced landing of a Ryanair flight and the arrest of a 26-year-old opposition activist and blogger on board. Belarussian authorities used a fake bomb threat as a pretext…

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#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime

#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime

“#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime” KYIV, Ukraine — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would try to abduct him, even though he was living abroad. The 26-year-old dissident journalist couldn’t imagine, however, just how far they would go….

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