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Belarus' hardline president releases 31 political prisoners but crackdown persists
Belarus’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has led a harsh crackdown on opposition, has pardoned and released 31 political prisonersWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
German coalition, opposition agree on anti-Semitism crackdown
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Belarus commission approves Lukashenko's 7th term bid but rejects opposition candidates
The national elections commission in Belarus has registered an initiative group for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to seek a seventh term in office, but rejected the attempts of two ...World - ABC News - October 29 -
Hundreds in Turkey protest the arrest and ouster of opposition mayor
Hundreds of people have gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party for alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant groupWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Ugandan opposition figure taken to military court after Kenya expulsion
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Belarus has arrested scores of relatives of dissidents ahead of presidential vote, activists say
Belarusian authorities have detained over 100 relatives of political prisoners in a new wave of arrests ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking ...World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Greek police seize large cache of explosives and arrest 5 in organized crime crackdown
Police in Greece have seized large quantities of explosives and firearms following multiple raids in Athens to dismantle an criminal weapons distribution networkWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Police vow to arrest South African miners as standoff continues
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Trump says he's the opposite of a Nazi as fallout continues from racist jokes at MSG rally
Former President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Atlanta on Thursday, "I'm not a Nazi. I'm the opposite of a Nazi." The comment came after his former chief of staff, John Kelly, told the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Protesters scuffle with police in Serbia as they demand arrests over a deadly roof collapse
Scuffles have erupted for a second day in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition protesters demanding arrests over a deadly roof collapse at the city’s railway station ...World - ABC News - Yesterday -
Workplace immigration crackdowns
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump 'border czar' floats workplace immigration raids Incoming “border czar” Tom ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Presence of Belarus in international football is validation for a pariah state
Northern Ireland’s tie with eastern European nation can be viewed as a win for president Alexander Lukashenko. The banner in Legia Warsaw’s near-empty away section said more than any action on a ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Minister at NI-Belarus match despite government guidance
The Department for Communities says matters relating to sanctions are for UEFA and the UK Government.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Will Belarus join North Korea in fighting Russia’s war?
Russia is getting impatient and desperate, and it may use forceful tactics to have Belarus enter the invasion.Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Student protesters face potential Trump crackdown
Student protesters could be in the crossfire of the Trump administration’s crackdown on colleges, with activists increasingly concerned about freedom of speech for pro-Palestinian advocates. ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Crackdown launched on child social care profiteering in England
Companies will be forced to disclose finances in bid to curb ‘excessive profits’ bankrupting councilsWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Starmer refuses to condemn Hong Kong crackdown
UK premier said he had ‘frank’ discussions with Xi Jinping at G20 but declined to air criticism publiclyWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos in money laundering crackdown
Africa’s former richest woman and exiled Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash among trio hit by measuresWorld - Financial Times - 54 minutes ago -
Ukrainian father-son pair sentenced to 20 years in Belarus prison for terrorism
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Ukrainian father-son pair sentenced to 20 years in Belarus prison for terrorism
A father and son from Ukraine have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each in Belarus after being convicted of preparing terrorist actsWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Belarus' authoritarian ruler will face only token challengers in presidential vote
Belarus’ election commission has allowed seven politicians loyal to President Alexander Lukashenko to start collecting signatures to run in January’s election in an apparent bid to create a ...World - ABC News - November 4 -
Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after no contact with her family for 20 months
Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication from her, and has met with her fatherWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Belarus police launch sweeping anti-riot drills ahead of January's election
Belarusian police have launched sweeping anti-riot drills ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a seventh term, a signal from the authorities ...World - ABC News - Yesterday -
Russia's ally Belarus targets hundreds for showing solidarity with Ukraine during the war
A human rights report says hundreds of people in Belarus who have shown solidarity with Ukraine have been arrested in a sweeping crackdown under authoritarian President Alexander LukashenkoWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Turkey cracks down on Kurdish separatists after Ankara attack
Police detain 176 as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows to eliminate ‘terrorism at its source’Business - Financial Times - October 25 -
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scalesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Liverpool reveal 75 lifetime bans imposed in ticket touting crackdown
Club say they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts 2023-24 figures also include 136 indefinite suspensions Liverpool have revealed they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts and issued ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Farmers lose sleep over Budget inheritance tax crackdown
Reforms will put emphasis on early succession planning for agricultural estatesWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
Equatorial Guinea orders crackdown on sex in government offices after videos leaked
Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on sex in government offices after private videos leaked on social media appeared to show a senior finance ministry official having sex with several ...Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Why Mozambique's election has sparked weeks of protests and a violent crackdown by police
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Why Mozambique's election has sparked weeks of protests and a violent crackdown by police
Thousands are protesting in Mozambique’s capital and police are responding by firing tear gas and rubber bullets as weeks of post-election unrest continued in the southern African countryWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Rugby’s ‘escort’ crackdown prompts disgruntled Borthwick to change tack | Robert Kitson
Shape of the game has tilted significantly since the latest law tweak that risks tactical monotony and a lack of charm. Steve Borthwick does not normally vent in public so when he does it means he ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Biden’s Policies Offer a Starting Point for Trump’s Border Crackdown
Mr. Trump has criticized the Biden administration for what he calls its lax handling of the border — but it has left him with tools he can use to shut down the border.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Matt Gaetz could launch Big Tech crackdown at DOJ
President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general signals a rough road ahead for major technology firms during his second administration. Gaetz had ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
He Rose to Riches in Hong Kong. Now He's a Symbol of China's Crackdown.
Media baron Jimmy Lai, who protested for democracy, faces possible life sentence.World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
An Immigration Crackdown Risks Sapping Farms' Vital Source of Labor
Agriculture companies and laborers fear raids; 42% of crop farmhands aren’t legally authorized to work in the U.S.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 13 hours ago -
Trump says he is 'opposite of a Nazi'
Former President Trump at a Monday rally rejected the label used by Vice President Harris and some of his former aides that he is a fascist, describing himself as "the opposite of a Nazi." “You ...Politics - The Hill - October 29
