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Belarus has arrested scores of relatives of dissidents ahead of presidential vote, activists say

Nov. 15, 2024 10:47 AM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — 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 a seventh term, rights activists said Friday. The Viasna...

Belarusian authorities launch a new wave of repression ahead of presidential vote

Nov. 06, 2024 13:52 PM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have launched a new wave of arrests, seeking to uproot any sign of dissent ahead of January's election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a seventh term, rights campaigners said. The Viasna human rights...

Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030

Sep. 07, 2024 13:56 PM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said Saturday they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled and badly delayed high-speed rail project integrating the three Baltic countries with the continental European rail network. Set to link the...