Disputed Elections in Belarus: Europe’s Last Dictatorship Shows Violent Side
5:08pm GMT, Monday, 20 December 2010
Officially, Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko won re-election with almost 80 percent of the vote on Sunday. The opposition, though, is accusing his government of massive fraud. Protesters in Minsk were savagely beaten and at least four opposition candidates have been arrested.
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