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‘Alive or in bits’: Belarus protest leader details attempted kidnapping
Belarus opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Global...
Top Belarus activist says authorities threatened to kill her
KYIV, Ukraine — A prominent opposition activist who resisted her forcible expulsion from Belarus by ripping up her passport accused Belarusian authorities Thursday of threatening to kill her amid their efforts to end a month of protests against the country’s authoritarian president. Maria Kolesnikova said in a formal complaint released by...
Black hockey players on loving a sport that doesn’t love them back
On Aug. 1, Dumba, a Filipino-Canadian player, became the first NHLer to take a knee, with support from Subban (left) and Nurse (Dave Sandford/NHLI/Getty Images) Every year, the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) conducts a report card for racial and gender diversity hiring (both on the playing field and in the league and team...
Belarus activist refuses authorities’ attempt to force her out of country
Some reports said that Maria Kolesnikova ripped up her passport to avoid being forced to move to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Global...
Belarus activist resists authorities’ push to leave country
KYIV, Ukraine — A leading opposition activist in Belarus was held on the border Tuesday after she resisted an attempt by authorities’ to force her to leave the country, part of government efforts to end a month of protests against the reelection of the country’s authoritarian leader. Maria Kolesnikova, a member of the Coordination...
Belarus opposition activist reportedly resisting attempts to expel her to Ukraine
A leading opposition activist in Belarus was held on the border Tuesday after she resisted an attempt by authorities to force her to leave the country, part of government efforts to end a month of protests against the re-election of the country’s authoritarian leader. …read more Source::...
Students, IT workers keep pressure on defiant Belarus leader
KYIV, Ukraine — Hundreds of demonstrators rallied again in Belarus’ capital Friday to protest the disputed reelection of the nation’s authoritarian president, while police dispersed university students attempting to show solidarity with peers who were detained earlier in the week. Information technology workers and other protesters...
Police in Ukraine investigate beating of Israeli pilgrim
…read more Source:: Toronto...
Belarusian journalists face charges for covering protests
KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of journalists gathered Wednesday outside a police station in the capital of Belarus to protest the detention of colleagues covering a demonstration against the nation’s authoritarian president and an election the opposition sees as rigged. Police detained several journalists from Belarusian news outlets Tuesday on...
Book: Pence told ‘to be on standby’ for Trump hospital visit
WASHINGTON — A new book is reviving questions about President Donald Trump’s unscheduled visit to Walter Reed military hospital last fall with the revelation that “word went out” for Vice-President Mike Pence to stand by to temporarily assume presidential powers if Trump had to receive anesthesia for a medical procedure. The White House has...
