Protests in Belarus OP-ED Katia Glod: Lukashenko’s pliant parliament pledges new repression By Katia Glod. Published Oct. 7, 2021. Updated Oct. 7 at 2:37 pm Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko (C) gives a press conference in Minsk on Aug. 9, 2021. Photo by AFP The measures effectively remove the chance to vote for anti-regime candidates. Read more here.