Populace assembled in Minsk’s October Square, which was informally renamed on the occasion for 19th-century martyred patriot Kastus Kalinowski. Khaschavatski’s chief witness of the event is a ...

This evening, over a thousand people were expected to converge on October Square in downtown Minsk as part of the latest in a series of weekly, Internet-driven protests. As the Belarusian economy ...

MINSK -- Christian organizations in Minsk ... on November 22 of Christians gathered in the Belarusian capital's October Square, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports. Activists from Minsk's Orthodox ...

Hundreds of demonstrators had set up tents in Minsk's October Square, denouncing last Sunday's presidential election as a fraud. They have demanded the results be thrown out and a new vote held.

"No one can believe Lukashenko got so many votes," said Roman Chorny, an engineer, one of about 10,000 people who filled October Square in central Minsk. Many chanting "Freedom" and "Down with ...

A protest with a demand to release all political prisoners is to take place on April 16 at 6 p.m. on October Square in Minsk. The Day of Solidarity with Belarus is marked for three years on the 16th ...

An action dedicated to Solidarity Day was held by activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus” near the Belarusian State Philharmonic Hall on Yakub Kolas square at 7.0 p.m ... The action drew ...

Minsk, Belarus—On Sunday ... They called on their countrymen to join them the following evening in October Square, where opposition rallies have traditionally been held. The candidates were ...

Belarusian security forces beat back dozens of opposition activists from gathering in Minsk's October Square. The protesters then rallied at another site under close police watch, but without ...

MINSK, October 11. /TASS/. Clashes between protesters ... when police vans arrived at the square. The security forces later started dispersing protesters with billy clubs and detaining them.

A quiet sense of fear is building in Minsk on the eve (18 March) of presidential elections on Sunday, in one of the EU’s most problematic neighbours, Belarus. Ten thousand or more opposition ...