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Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya calls on UN to call Security Council session

Former Belarusian presidential candidate and opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called on the United Nations to call a Security Council …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Belarus teenage couple gets jail for anti-Lukashenka slogans

A court in Minsk has sentenced a teenage couple to prison terms for painting slogans against strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has run the country …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: World champion kickboxer may face ‘torture’ if extradited from Russia to Belarus

World champion kickboxer Alexey Kudin faces possible extradition from Russia to his homeland of Belarus amid concern the athlete may be politically …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

At least 10 protesters detained in Minsk

At least ten protesters were detained during a neighborhood march in Minsk on Thursday, the Viasna human rights center unregistered in Belarus said on …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Tsikhanouskaya asks OSCE to help ensure Lukashenka’s opponents can safely return to Belarus

Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who left her country for Lithuania following a disputed presidential election that she and her …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Belarus blasts decision to move Ice Hockey World Championships from Minsk

Belarus has blasted the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for its decision to move this year’s World Championships from Minsk due to safety …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Lillian Posner: Why Belarus needs a balanced relationship with Russia

The coronavirus has taken many forms and mutations, but perhaps the worst is its use as a method of torture. Critics of Belarusian president Alexander …
Lillian Posner

Euronews: High-profile media arrests in Belarus tactic to ‘shut down the press’

When friends didn’t hear from Belarusian journalist and media manager Andrei Alexandrov on Jan. 12, they didn’t immediately raise the alarm, …
Euronews

UkrInform: Belarusian Crisis Center for political refugees established in Lviv

The Charity Organization “International Volunteer Fund “Our House” launches the Belarusian Crisis Center project to provide assistance to Belarusians …
UkrInform

RFE/RL: Lukashenka’s hug for International Ice Hockey chief leaves opposition steaming mad

Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka greeted the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in Minsk as if he were welcoming his …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Human rights activists report detentions of 19 protesters in Minsk

The police detained 19 protesters at opposition demonstrations in Minsk on Jan. 10, according to the Viasna human rights center unregistered in …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Belarusians demand Lukashenko resign

For the 22nd Sunday in a row, opposition supporters took to the streets of the Belarusian capital, Minsk, to protest against the government of …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Belarusian man arrested for snowman

A man in Belarus, where longtime leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka is under popular pressure to step down, is facing charges over a snowman in his …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

EUobserver: Lukashenko plotted murder of Sheremet in Ukraine, others in Germany

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko authorized political murders in Germany in recent years, according to a sensational recording of his former …
EUobserver.com

Financial Times: Tikhanovskaya says ‘they were sure I was a nobody’

Last year upended the plans of most of the humanity. But few saw expectation and reality diverge quite so sharply, and with such far-reaching …
Financial Times

RFE/RL: Lukashenka’s long rule over Belarus looks set to survive 2020

Ever since he came to power in 1994, Alyaksandr Lukashenka has used controlled elections and other levers at his disposal to prolong his own power and …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Bloomberg: Belarus ruler calls congress of supporters amid protest gridlock

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, facing the biggest protests of his 26-year rule, will gather a convention of his supporters in February in …
Bloomberg

12 detained at Dec. 27 protests in Belarus thus far

Twelve people were detained during unauthorized protests in Belarus as of 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Viasna human rights center, which is unregistered …
Interfax-Ukraine
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