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Belarus authorities free detainees amid protesters’ pressure
Belarusian authorities have released about 1,000 people detained amid demonstrations contesting the results of the presidential election, in an attempt to assuage public anger against a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests and avoid Western sanctions.
Belarus opposition leader flees country; Russia approves coronavirus vaccine; Trump proposes additional limits on US-Mexico border
The main challenger in Belarus’ presidential vote, who has refused to concede defeat amid a massive police crackdown on protesters, has left the country and is now in neighboring Lithuania. And, Russia has became the first country in the world to clear a coronavirus vaccine. Also, the Trump administration is reportedly considering additional ways to limit entry at the US-Mexico border.
Baltic ban on Kremlin-tied RT step toward dismantling ‘machinery of disinformation,’ says media expert
Latvia and Lithuania have banned Kremlin-tied RT television channels over links to Dmitry Kiselev, who is sanctioned by the EU for spreading propaganda about Ukraine. “The problem is that RT is a part of this infrastructure of propaganda,” media expert Solvita Denisa-Liepniece told The World’s Carol Hills.