A Belarusian model who claims her Texan tycoon ex-husband still owes her £5.7million is preparing for another round of their long-running High Court battle. Alesia Vladimirovna Haskell, 40, began legal action against Preston Haskell IV, 54, in 2016 after their marriage collapsed due to his unfaithfulness and ‘abuse of cocaine and alcohol‘, a top family … Read more
Riot police arrested hundreds of women today in the Belarusian capital of Minsk during a ‘Sparkly March’ protest calling for an end to President Alexander Lukashenko’s rule. Around two thousand women took part in the demonstration, wearing shiny accessories and carrying red-and-white flags of the protest movement. Officers blocked the women and began dragging them … Read more
Video footage has emerged showing a lone protester in Belarus facing up to a line of armed vehicles before being taken down with water cannon and detained by police. The scene, reminiscent of the legendary Chinese protester who faced down a tank during the Tianamen Square unrest, emerged amid widespread clashes last night over the … Read more