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Chernobyl Zombies? Chernobyl HIV? Chernobyl Forever?

Glen Browder | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Mental Health, University of Southern California, Chernobyl HIV, Children of Chernobyl, Nuclear, Grandchildren of Chernobyl, Maria Vitagliano, Sonny Patel, Thyroid Cancer, Chernobyl Diaries, Belarus, Eastern Europe, Green Cross International, Russia, Ukraine, Chernobyl, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jonathan M. Samet, World News

Get ready, world! Chernobyl is back, almost 10,000 days later, in vivid color, with gore, blood, and ... zombies!

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Nine Countries Where Everyone Has A Job

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Unemployment Rates, Austria, Business News, Belarus, Joblessness, 24/7 Wall St, Countries With Least Unemployment, Countries, Business News

24/7 Wall St.: Earlier this month, polling agency Gallup released its 2011 global unemployment statistics for 148 countries. Of the nations Gallup sur...

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Belarus Dictator: 'Better To Be A Dictator Than Gay'

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Belarus Dictator, Video, European Dictator, Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko, Reuters, Better Dictator Than Gay, President Lukashenko, Belarus, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, World News

BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Belarussia's Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday criticised EU politicians who have threatened him with further sanctions and...

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PHOTOS: Activists Stage Topless Demonstration To Protest Rights Abuses In Belarus

Clare Richardson | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Hockey World Cup, Femen Protests Hockey, Belarus, Topless Protest, Belarus Rights Abuses, Femen Protests, Hockey World Cup Belarus, Hockey, Femen, World News

When the International Ice Hockey Federation chose Belarus to host the 2014 Hockey World Cup, it may not have expected to attract the ire of a legion ...

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‘Europe’s Last Dictator’ Tightens Internet Control

AP | YURAS KARMANAU | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Belarus, Video, Alexander Lukashenko Belarus, Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus Internet Restrictions, Alexander Lukashenko, Internet Restrictions Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko Belarus Internet, Technology News

MINSK, Belarus — Belarus' authoritarian government further tightened its control over citizens' access to Internet on Friday with a new law that...

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WATCH: Belarus Releases Trailer For Country's First Gay-Themed Movie

Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Gay Movies, Belarus Gay Rights, Belarus Gay Movie, Gay Rights, Eastern Europe, Gay Cinema, LGBT Rights, Belarus, Video, Gay Voices News

Two strapping men roam dense forests, splash in mountain lakes and kiss passionately, before huddling close to one another by candlelight. No, thi...

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Americans Stand Up to Europe's Last Dictator. Will Europe?

Sohrab Ahmari | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Dprk, Rep. Chris Smith, Europe, Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, Jamie Kirchick, Kim Jong Il, Andrei Sannikov, Ales Michalevic, Eu, North Korea, World News

By supporting the Belarusian people, the EU can help ensure that the continent becomes a "dictator-free zone."

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Human Rights Day 2011: Signals of Hope

William F. Schulz | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Ivory Coast Election, Turkey, Icc, Belarus, Arab Spring, Human Rights, Congo Rape, Tunisia, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Arab League, Libya, Occupy Wall Street, Myanmar, South Sudan, Human Rights Day, World News

2011 has been a momentous year. The Arab Spring alone promises to reshape the human rights landscape. Add to that the independence of South Sudan, the apparent opening in Myanmar and Occupy Wall Street, and you have the makings of a watershed year.

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Waiting for the Dawn: Minsk Rises by Eric Almeida

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Eric Almeida Minsk, Books, E-Readers, Belarus, Freedom of Press, Minsk Rises Book, Dictatorship, Lukashenko, Censorship, Minsk Rises Almeida, Books News

How can a westerner begin to understand what life is like in such a country as Belarus? By reading Eric Almeida's gripping political thriller, Minsk Rises.

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As Belarus Battles Economic Meltdown, President Tightens Grip

AP | YURAS KARMANAU | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Belarus Economic Meltdown, Belarus-President, Belarus, Belarus Economy, Belarus KGB, Alexander Lukashenko Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, World News

MINSK, Belarus — Belarus' authoritarian president is trying to tighten his grip on the ex-Soviet nation with new legislation that boosts the alr...

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Former Belarusian Presidential Candidate Freed From Prison

AP | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Belarus Opposition Candidate, Dmitry Uss Arrest, Dmitry Uss Freed, Alexander Lukashenko, Dmitry Uss Opposition, Belarus, Dmitry Uss Presidential Candidate, Belarusian Opposition, Dmtiry Uss, World News

MINSK, Belarus -- One of the seven Belarusian opposition presidential candidates arrested after last year's election has been released from jail after...

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Plainclothes Police Kick, Punch Protesters During Silent Demonstration

AP | By YURAS KARMANAU | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Belarus Protests, Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, Minsk, Violent Protest, World News

MINSK, Belarus -- Police in Belarus on Wednesday beat up and arrested dozens of anti-government protesters during a banned rally in the capital of the...

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Police Brutally Attack Protesters Calling For Ouster Of European Dictator

AP | YURAS KARMANAU | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Belarus Protests, Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko Protests, Belarus Violence, Alexander Lukashenko, World News

MINSK, Belarus — Police in Belarus attacked peaceful protesters Wednesday, beating and detaining hundreds in the latest series of rallies callin...

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Reporter Convicted Of Insulting Lukashenko

AP | YURAS KARMANAU | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Andrzej Poczobut Convicted, Andrzej Poczobut, Belarus, Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland, Lukashenko, Alexander Lukashenko, Media News

GRODNO, Belarus — A journalist for one of Poland's leading newspapers has been convicted of libel for insulting Belarus' authoritarian president...

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Europe's Last Dictatorship Blocks Twitter, Facebook

AP | YURAS KARMANAU | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Belarus Twitter, Stanislav Shushkevich, Belarus Blocks Twitter, Belarus, Belarus Dictatorship, Alexander Lukashenko, World News

MINSK, Belarus — Police used tear gas to break up an anti-government protest in Belarus and forcefully detained dozens of demonstrators Sunday i...

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Russia Restores Electricity To Belarus After Cutoff

AP | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Russia, Belarus, Electric Power, Unified Energy Systems, Belarus Electricity Cutoff, World News

MOSCOW -- Russian media say the country has restored electricity supplies to Belarus after a four-day cutoff due to unpaid bills. Anton Nazarov, a sp...

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Clinton Urges Soliditarity With World Democracies During Europe Visit

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Libya, Hillary Clinton Europe, Clinton Europe Visit, Tunisia, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, Obama Administration, Budapest, Hillary Clinton, Belarus, Barack Obama, Hungary, World News

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The United States and fellow democracies on Thursday encouraged newly energized political activism in the Arab world and th...

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George Ayittey: How to Defeat a Dictator

Thor Halvorssen | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Uganda, Arab Spring, Zimbabwe, Dictator, Africa, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Yemen, Democracy, Reform, China, Bahrain, Ethiopia, Iran, Belarus, Human Rights, Venezuela, Freedom, Russia, Libya, Oslo Freedom Forum, Cameroon, George Ayittey, World News

Ghanaian economist George Ayittey attended the Oslo Freedom Forum in May. There, he sat down with me to talk about defeating dictators.

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WATCH: Belarusian KGB Vs. Social Media

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Kgb, Belarus Protests, Belarus, Belarus KGB, Minsk, Europe's Last Dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, Eastern Europe, Belarus Anti-Government Protests, World News

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Belarusian authorities have detained more than 450 people for clapping their hands and stomping their feet in a series of anti...

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25 Years After Chernobyl, Russia and Belarus Still Don't Get It

Rep. Dan Burton | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Russia, Chernobyl, Fukushima Daiichi, Belarus, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Meltdown, World News

In the memory of all those who suffered in the Chernobyl accident 25 years ago, Russia and Belarus must be made to understand: the world is watching.

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PHOTOS: Russia, Ukraine Mark 66th Anniversary Of Nazi Surrender

Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Russia, Nazi Germany, Nazi, Victory Day, Vladimir Putin, Belarus, Georgia, Adolf Hitler, World War II, Ukraine, Russia Victory Day, Dmitry Medvedev, World News

MOSCOW (AP) - Tens of thousands of granite-faced soldiers marched in lockstep across Red Square Monday in Russia's annual Victory Day display of milit...

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Belarus' Eurovision 2011 Song: "I Love Belarus" by Anastasiya Vinnikova (VIDEO)

Will Adams | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Eurovision Song Contest, Belarus, I Love Belarus, Eurovision 2011, Anastasiya Vinnikova, I Love Belarus Lyrics, Born in Belorussia, ESC 2011, Anastasia Vinnikova, Eurovision, World Music, Lukashenko, Soviet Union, Btrc, World News

If members of the Soviet Politburo ever produced an adult video, it might have looked something like this.

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A Look At Embattled Dictators' Spouses

Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: First Ladies, Asma Al-Assad, Libya, Arab Protests, Suzanne Mubarak, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Anti-Government Protests, Belarus, Iran, Hosni Mubarak, Ivory Coast, Slidepollajax, Syria, World News

United Nations sources claim Britain and France are hoping to slap Muammar Gaddafi's second wife with sanctions that would prevent her from using her ...

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Underground Belarusian Theater Troupe Returns To New York

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Libya, Harold Pinter, Natalia Koliada, Alexander Lukashenko, Egypt, Beind Harold Pinter, Belarus, Slideshow, La Mama, Belarus Free Theatre, Europe, Slidepollajax, Arts News

Most artists grapple with various challenges in their decision to pursue a career in the theater, from first-time audition jitters to long-term financ...

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Theater: Punchdrunk and a Piano

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Punchdrunk, Belarus, Macbeth, Theater, Broadway, Shakespeare, Evans Haile, William Shakespeare, Entertainment News

Punchdrunk is a theater company that specializes in "immersive" theater. While Sleep No More may be unusual and hard to classify, it is also most assuredly theater of the highest order.

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