Last weekend, Belarus held presidential elections which saw strongman ruler Alyksandr Lukashenka returned to power with nearly 80% of the vote. RFE's Belarus Service, Radio Svaboda, provided comprehensive coverage of the elections and the mass protests that followed with a live blog, videos, and photos of the protests and the violent crackdown that followed.
RFE's coverage of the events in Belarus were widely cited by major international media outlets:
Belarus Looks East, West As Vote Nears
Will Englund | The Washington Post
Decmber 18, 2010
In Belarus, A Slide Toward Eastern Aggression
Anne Applebaum | The Washington Post
December 21, 2010
Belarus Betrayal
James Kirchick | The New Republic
December 17, 2010
Video Of Oppostition Protests In Belarus
Robert Mackey | The New York Times
December 20, 2010
Mayhem In Minsk
James Kirchick | The New Republic
December 20, 2010
James Kirchick Interviewed By CBC (part one; part two)
Canadian Broadcasting Channel
December 19, 2010
Belarus Police Crack Down On Journalists After Election Protests
Michael Calderone | Yahoo! News
December 20, 2010
The EU Blew Its Chance To Bring Belarus In From The Cold
Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
December 20, 2010
Europe's Last Dictator Holds On To Power
Max Fisher | The Atlantic Wire
December 20, 2010
RFE's coverage of the events in Belarus were widely cited by major international media outlets:
Belarus Looks East, West As Vote Nears
Will Englund | The Washington Post
Decmber 18, 2010
In Belarus, A Slide Toward Eastern Aggression
Anne Applebaum | The Washington Post
December 21, 2010
Belarus Betrayal
James Kirchick | The New Republic
December 17, 2010
Video Of Oppostition Protests In Belarus
Robert Mackey | The New York Times
December 20, 2010
Mayhem In Minsk
James Kirchick | The New Republic
December 20, 2010
James Kirchick Interviewed By CBC (part one; part two)
Canadian Broadcasting Channel
December 19, 2010
Belarus Police Crack Down On Journalists After Election Protests
Michael Calderone | Yahoo! News
December 20, 2010
The EU Blew Its Chance To Bring Belarus In From The Cold
Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
December 20, 2010
Europe's Last Dictator Holds On To Power
Max Fisher | The Atlantic Wire
December 20, 2010