Belarus blames west for protests
Belarus has been in recession for two years. Belarus’s autocratic president has blamed western intelligence agencies for spreading unrest against his…
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Belarus U-turns on ‘parasite’ tax
Belarus’s president Alexander Lukashenko has been trying to loosen the grip of Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. Belarus’s veteran strongman…
Romanian MPs bow to protesters’ wishes
Romanian crowds are reviving the spirit of 1989, this time with mobile phones. Source: YouTube The Romanian parliament…
Romanians revive spirit of 1989
Romanians have protesting for a week. Source: YouTube More than 200,000 demonstrators have protested in Bucharest following the Romanian government’s…
Romanians condemn govt amnesty
President Klaus Iohannis has joined the protesters. Source: Wikimedia Thousands of Romanians have marched across the country to protest against…
Kazakh anger grows at foreign land sales
An Aktobe mosque. Source: Wikimedia Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in two Kazakh cities over land reform, the nation’s heavily…
China warns citizens over protests in Istanbul
China has issued a travel warning to its citizens in Turkey amid tensions between the two countries over Beijing’s treatment…