Last weekend, Belarus
held presidential elections which saw strongman ruler Alyksandr Lukashenka returned to power with nearly 80% of the vote. RFE's Belarus Service, Radio Svaboda, provided comprehensive coverage of the elections and the mass protests that followed with a live blog, videos, and photos of the protests and the violent crackdown that followed.
RFE's coverage of the events in Belarus were widely cited by major international media outlets:
Belarus Looks East, West As Vote NearsWill Englund | The Washington Post
Decmber 18, 2010
In Belarus, A Slide Toward Eastern AggressionAnne Applebaum | The Washington Post
December 21, 2010
Belarus BetrayalJames Kirchick | The New Republic
December 17, 2010
Video Of Oppostition Protests In BelarusRobert Mackey | The New York Times
December 20, 2010
Mayhem In MinskJames Kirchick | The New Republic
December 20, 2010
James Kirchick Interviewed By CBC (part
one; part
two)
Canadian Broadcasting Channel
December 19, 2010
Belarus Police Crack Down On Journalists After Election ProtestsMichael Calderone | Yahoo! News
December 20, 2010
The EU Blew Its Chance To Bring Belarus In From The ColdSimon Tisdall | The Guardian
December 20, 2010
Europe's Last Dictator Holds On To PowerMax Fisher | The Atlantic Wire
December 20, 2010