Poland offers new support for Belarus civil society, media


  • World
  • Friday, 14 Aug 2020

A demonstrator holds a placard during a rally in support of the Belarusian opposition against the results of presidential election, in front of the European Commission office in Warsaw, Poland August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will seek to support its neighbour Belarus by opening its borders and labour market while providing financial support to civil society after a violent crackdown on post-election protests, the Polish prime minister said on Friday,

The unrest in Belarus poses the biggest challenge yet to President Alexander Lukashenko, accused by protesters of rigging Sunday's presidential election to win a sixth term.

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