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![Silly Dictator Story #9: ‘Go To The Olympics They Said, It Will Be Fun They Said’
Being an athlete himself, Belarus’ strongman, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, is well aware of the pressures athletes will face at the upcoming Summer Olympics in London.
At a recent meeting with the staff of Belaruskali, Belarus’ most profitable company, Lukashenka, who heads the country’s National Olympic Committee, uttered a few inspirational words about the upcoming games…[read more]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7gpazEs3F1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
Silly Dictator Story #9: ‘Go To The Olympics They Said, It Will Be Fun They Said’
Being an athlete himself, Belarus’ strongman, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, is well aware of the pressures athletes will face at the upcoming Summer Olympics in London.
At a recent meeting with the staff of Belaruskali, Belarus’ most profitable company, Lukashenka, who heads the country’s National Olympic Committee, uttered a few inspirational words about the upcoming games…[read more]
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![Ukrainian Activists Allegedly Kidnapped, Terrorized In Belarus Found
Belarusian police have located three female activists from the Ukrainian women’s rights group Femen who say they were abducted and terrorized by security forces after they staged one of their signature topless protests against the regime of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk…[READ MORE]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwjqj7b4Bp1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
Ukrainian Activists Allegedly Kidnapped, Terrorized In Belarus Found
Belarusian police have located three female activists from the Ukrainian women’s rights group Femen who say they were abducted and terrorized by security forces after they staged one of their signature topless protests against the regime of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk…[READ MORE]
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Critics of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s reelection last December are marking the first anniversary of that divisive vote, which ushered in rare mass protests and a ruthless crackdown through beatings, jailings, and targeted harassment, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service reports.
Nearly 50,000 people rallied in Minsk on election night a year ago, when Lukashenka was declared the winner of a fraud-tainted ballot in which each of his nine rivals was awarded less than 3 percent of the vote…[Read More and watch RFE/RL’s Belarusian service, Radio Svaboda’s video] -
![Belarusian President Says Western Leaders ‘Have No *****’
The latest from RFE/RL’s Transmissions blog.
“In an interview with the Russian News Service conducted by the Kremlin’s favorite attack-dog journalist Sergei Dorenko that will be released on December 16, Lukashenka said that Western leaders “have no balls.” According to his Twitter feed, Dorenko followed up with the natural question that must be on everyone’s mind: “What about [French President Nicolas] Sarkozy?”
Lukashenka stood his ground: “Even Sarkozy has none.” Despite the European cajones crisis, Lukashenka insisted the West wants to treat Belarus “like a wife,” which apparently is a bad thing in his universe.” [READ MORE]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw91uwFVFf1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
Belarusian President Says Western Leaders ‘Have No *****’
The latest from RFE/RL’s Transmissions blog.
“In an interview with the Russian News Service conducted by the Kremlin’s favorite attack-dog journalist Sergei Dorenko that will be released on December 16, Lukashenka said that Western leaders “have no balls.” According to his Twitter feed, Dorenko followed up with the natural question that must be on everyone’s mind: “What about [French President Nicolas] Sarkozy?”Lukashenka stood his ground: “Even Sarkozy has none.” Despite the European cajones crisis, Lukashenka insisted the West wants to treat Belarus “like a wife,” which apparently is a bad thing in his universe.” [READ MORE]
