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Brian Whitmore: Has Lukashenko’s anti-NATO gambit paid off with Putin?

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently invoked the NATO boogeyman as justification for closer military integration with Belarus. And that may …
Brian Whitmore

Human Rights Watch: Belarus retaliates against human rights lawyers

On Oct. 25, the Minsk Bar Association disbarred prominent Belarusian defense lawyer Natalia Matskevich, the latest in a wide-ranging and politically …
Human Rights Watch

RFE/RL: Noted Belarusian lawyer who defended political prisoners deprived of license

Natallya Matskevich, a Belarusian lawyer known for having defended prominent political prisoners in the country, says she has been deprived of her …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Human rights activists report numerous detentions in Belarus’ Gomel

MINSK – About 30 people have been detained in Gomel for subscribing to Telegram channels designated as extremist in Belarus, human rights activists …
Interfax-Ukraine

EU Observer: Belarus exiles in EU fear regime-linked murderers

Belarus is working with a notorious organized crime boss to terrorize its opponents in EU states, a former regime insider has alleged in an interview …
EU Observer

Open Democracy: Drawings by Belarusian political prisoners

Since Belarus’s presidential elections in August last year, the country has been gripped by a brutal crackdown by security forces. Read more here.
OpenDemocracy

Voice of America: John McCain Freedom Award honors democracy leaders in Myanmar, Belarus, Cuba

The award, established in 1995, honors people who fight for democracy and freedom around the world.  
Voice of America

Politico: Belarus gets ‘diplomatic slap on the wrist’ by falling afoul of UN convention

The authoritarian government of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is cracking down on the country’s NGOs, putting it at odds with the U.N.’s …
POLITICO

Gwendolyn Sasse: Continuity and change in Belarusian societal attitudes

Among Belarusians, trust in the political elite remains low while the perceived effectiveness of EU sanctions is decreasing. The union must keep the …
Gwendolyn Sasse

Associated Press: Belarusian authorities raid top independent newspaper

Authorities in Belarus on Oct. 20 raided the offices of the country’s top independent newspaper and took two of its journalists for questioning. Read …
Associated Press

Grigory Ioffe: The Belarusian opposition and the 5 stages of grief

Writing about the Belarusian opposition (BO) can be risky because any expressed negativity toward the opposition leaders is perceived in some quarters …
Grigory Ioffe

Associated Press: ‘Never lose hope,’ expelled French envoy tells Belarusians

PARIS — France says its ambassador to Belarus has been ordered out of the country amid growing tensions between Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko …
Associated Press

The Guardian: Belarus regime ‘has used football as propaganda’

The regime of the Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has systematically interfered in the running of the country’s football federation and used …
The Guardian

Washington Post: In Belarus, a social media post can be a ticket to prison

In July, a husband and wife in Belarus, Anastasiya Krupenich-Kandratsiyeva, a teacher, and Siarhei Krupenich, a tech worker, exchanged messages with …
Washington Post

Katia Glod: Belarusian opposition fights on

Though the opposition to the current regime in Belarus faces a long struggle with many challenges ahead, its supporters show no signs of …
Katia Glod

Associated Press: Russian minister visits Belarus, discusses media conditions

Russia’s foreign minister said he discussed the Russian media situation in Belarus during a visit to the country on October 14 following the arrest of …
Associated Press

Open Democracy: Belarus’ most famous media outlet wants its title back

Belarus’ newest online news portal, Zerkalo, or Mirror, emerged from the wreckage of the country’s most famous media outlet, TUT.BY. Read more here.
OpenDemocracy

RFE/RL: Belarus slaps ‘extremist’ label on opposition leader’s Telegram channel

A Belarusian court has designated the official Telegram channel of exiled opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the platforms Golos (Voice) …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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