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Amy de Wit

Amy de Wit is a freelance journalist working in Belarus.

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Belarus's contested landslide

Alexander Lukashenko is claiming victory, but the young protestors in Minsk will not be written out of the story of Belarus’s election, says Amy de Wit.

Belarus on the eve

Alexander Lukashenko is confident of election victory, but Belarus's brave opposition is making him fight for a democratic mandate, reports Amy de Wit.