Dainius Žalimas The decision of the Constitutional Court of Belarus is an arbitrary act
On 25 August 2020 the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus (thereinafter – the CCRB) adopted a document entitled the “Constitutional Legal Position on the Protection of the Constitutional Order” (Kонституционно-правовaя позиция по...
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Mass grave uncovered of victims of Russian armed and led occupation of Sloviansk in 2014
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Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the presidential elections
Foto: Minsk, Belarus
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Russian city removes “untruthful” plaque commemorating thousands of Poles murdered by Soviets
On the building that once housed the local headquarters of the Soviet secret police in the Russian city of Tver, where 80 years ago thousands of Polish prisoners of war were murdered, plaques commemorating the victims of Stalinist crimes were today removed.
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