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Grigory Ioffe: Who is losing Belarus?

On October 7, the European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution demanding that the European Union (EU) impose the fifth package of economic sanctions …
Grigory Ioffe

Anders Aslund: How sustainable is the Belarusian economy?

In June and August 2021, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada imposed severe financial and trade sanctions on …
Anders Aslund

The Moscow Times: Belarus to punish media outlets’ readers with prison time

Belarusians could be imprisoned for subscribing to banned media outlets on social media under a new law observers say is aimed at further tightening …
The Moscow Times

Euronews: Belarusian hacktivists claim drone attack on riot police base in Minsk

Belarusian cyber-activists claim to have targeted a riot police building in northeastern Minsk in a first-of-its-kind drone attack last month. Read …
Euronews

RFE/RL: Belarusian exiles dance in limbo

Kiryl Valoshin, the co-founder of embattled Belarusian media outlet Tut.by, is now teaching dance classes with Valyantsina Chuduk in the Lithuanian …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Economist: Belarusian exiles share their fears to be killed

After the suspicious death of an activist, Ukraine no longer feels like a safe haven. Read more here.
The Economist

RFE/RL: Belarus to close New York consulate ‘at US request’

Belarus’s consulate in New York City will close on Oct. 21 at the request of the United States, according to a statement posted on the consulate’s …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Ukraine urges West to increase pressure on Russia because of its influence on Belarus

Ukraine calls on the West to increase pressure on Russia because of its influence on Belarus, Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Foreign Minister of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Associated Press: Belarus forces opened fire on Polish troops over border

Poland’s prime minister has expressed support for the country’s border troops after they were reportedly fired on from Belarus. Read more here.
Associated Press

Coda Story: YouTube is still showing propagandist ads

In a recent YouTube video ad, a man named Sergei Dalivelia sits on a wooden chair, his hands tied behind his back. He looks straight to the camera …
Coda Story

Human Rights Watch: Belarus authorities ‘purge’ human rights defenders

On October 6, we learned that one of Belarus’s top human rights defenders, Ales Bialiatski, has been charged with tax evasion and faces up to seven …
Human Rights Watch

Katia Glod: Lukashenko’s pliant parliament pledges new repression

The measures effectively remove the chance to vote for anti-regime candidates. Read more here.
Katia Glod

RFE/RL: Belarus says scores arrested for insulting KGB officer

Belarusian authorities say scores of people have been arrested for “insulting a government official” and other charges in connection with a police …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Joy Neumeyer: ‘Fortress Europe’ won’t let migrants in

In the vast primeval forest that lies between Poland and Belarus, European bison graze under ancient trees alongside refugees, weak from cold and …
Joy Neumeyer

Associated Press: Russian paper shuts Belarus branch after journalist’s arrest

A popular Russian newspaper has shut down its branch in Belarus after one of its local staff was arrested in the wake of a shootout that left an …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Belarusian colonel gets 2 years in prison after attending anti-Lukashenko rally

MINSK– A Belarusian court has sentenced a senior official at the Justice Ministry to two years in prison for taking part in an unsanctioned mass …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Belarusian journalist charged over article on deadly KGB raid

A Belarusian journalist who has been behind bars for four days is facing charges over an article he wrote about a deadly raid by officers of the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Judy Dempsey: Europe’s new walls

Belarus is illegally sending migrants to Lithuania and Poland in response to these governments’ outspoken criticism of Lukashenko’s crackdown on the …
Judy Dempsey
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