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Here’s What Happened Around The World In June 2025
Here’s what happened around the world in June 2025.
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Belarus Unexpectedly Freed This Major Opposition Leader After Five Years And He Looks Almost Unrecognizable
Tikhanovsky had served nearly five years in prison in solitary confinement and had changed drastically, dropping from 135 kg to 79 kg.
Politics
Belarus’ President Was Re-Elected In A Landslide For The Seventh Time In An Election Labeled A “Sham”
Belarus' election committeed said Aleksander Lukashenko, nicknamed “Europe’s last dictator”, won with 86.8% of the votes in the latest election.
Activism
Belarus Says It Has Pardoned The Opposition Journalist It Arrested Through “Hijacking” His Flight
Some opposition activists say Roman Protasevich may have been pardoned after being forced to collaborate with authorities.
Activism
Belarus Has Jailed The Opposition Journalist It Arrested By Plane “Hijacking” For Eight Years
Roman Protasevich was a co-founder of a popular opposition Telegram channel that reported on the mass protests against the president’s re-election in 2020.
Women
Women Of The Week: Malaysian Actress Michelle Yeoh, Hondura’s President Xiomara Castro And Belarusian Opposition Leader
This week, women are making history. From Michelle Yeoh’s historic Oscars win to Honduras’ first woman president lifting a longtime ban on the morning-after pill, here Continue Reading [https://www.almostmag.co/inspiring-women-michelle-yeoh-honduras-contraception-belarus-sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya/]
Activism
Belarus Has Sentenced Its Exiled Main Woman Opposition Leader To 15 Years In Prison For “Treason”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was sentenced to 15 years in prison in absentia for treason and conspiracy to seize power.
Activism
Belarus Has Jailed The Russian Girlfriend Of Opposition Journalist Roman Protasevich For Six Years
Sofia Sapega, a Russian law student and the girlfriend of Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Belarus court.
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This Belarus Skier Who Protested The President Was Banned From The Olympics And Had To Flee To Poland
Belarusian skier Darya Dolidovich has fled the country with her family after being barred from competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics allegedly for joining the country’s opposition movement.
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Belarus Has Jailed This Opposition Leader For 18 Years For Trying To Run Against The Authoritarian President
Sergei Tikhanovsky, an opposition leader who tried to run against Belarus’ authoritarian president in the presidential election last year, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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Belarus’ President Lured Thousands Of Migrants To The Polish Border And Now They’re Trapped And Dying
Thousands of migrants are trapped at the border between Belarus and Poland in freezing temperatures after Belarus reportedly lured them to the border on the promise that they would be able to cross into the European Union.
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The Last Major Opposition Leader In Belarus Has Been Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For “Extremism”
Maria Kalesnikava, a prominent Belarusian opposition leader who organized demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.