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Protests turned violent in Belarus last week (Photo: Franak Viačorka)

Summer of discontent in eastern Europe

From Bulgaria, to Serbia, Hungary, and up north to Poland and Belarus, the loosely defined area of eastern Europe is far from having a peaceful summer.

On the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic, lockdown measures, and infection spikes, countries in the region have been engulfed in protests and riots over elections, corruption, and questionable government interventions.

Serbia

Sparked by a decision to reinstate a curfew on Belgrade over the Covid-19 infections, last m...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Protests turned violent in Belarus last week (Photo: Franak Viačorka)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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