World news about “Belarus” published by euronews.
Eurovision: Who made it through the first semi-final? The countdown to the final of a musical extravaganza has begun with Tuesday night seeing the first of two semi-finals to decide who will ultimately compete in… 15/05/2013
‘I can forgive lesbians but not gay men’, says Belarus’ Lukashenko President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has said he does not have the resources to be a dictator, although he has admitted he may be an authoritarian… 19/03/2013
Russian band Pussy Riot shortlisted for Sakharov Russian punk band Pussy Riot are among the three finalists shortlisted for this year’s Sakharov prize for freedom of thought. Three members of the group… 09/10/2012
News+: Powerless over Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko saw his supporters sweep to victory in Belarus’ parliamentary elections over the weekend after opposition parties boycotted the… 24/09/2012
Europe Weekly: Brussels summit ends in fiscal fun It was summit time once again in Brussels as EU leaders came together to put the final touches on a new budget treaty they claim will save the euro. The so… 02/03/2012
Azarenka wins Australian Open Victoria Azarenka has beaten Maria Sharapova in the finals of the Australian Open. The final score was 6-3, 6-0. Third seeded in the competition and now… 28/01/2012
Christmas Parade in Belarus – nocomment Seven hundred Father Frosts and Snow Maidens took part in the parade in the Belarus capital which marks the start of the New Year festivities. 27/12/2011
EU sanctions on Belarus not working, say opposition Belarus opposition parties have told euronews that sanctions imposed on Minsk by the EU are not working. Some 200 officials are currently subject to asset… 17/11/2011
Man chase in BelarusPolicemen in plain-clothes pursue a protester ® at Independence square in Minsk. Several dozen people gathered in Minsk on Monday to mark Revolution Day, the… 07/11/2011
Ukraine and Belarus top Eastern Partnership summit EU leaders head to Poland today faced with the tricky task of re-energising relations with the bloc’s eastern neighbours. Democracy and human rights abuses… 29/09/2011
A very strong belarussian soldier!A Belarussian soldier from the Interior Ministry’s special unit displays his skills at his base near the village of Volovshchina, about 25 km (16 miles) west… 20/08/2011
Independence Day in Belarus – nocomment Independence Day in Belarus marks the liberation of Minsk in 1944. A large military parade was held for the occasion. 03/07/2011
Protests against Lukashenko in Belarus A peaceful action against Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko on 15th june, in Minsk, Belarus. (filmed by STOPLUKA2011) 21/06/2011
Belarus seeks emergency IMF loan Belarus has asked for an emergency loan of up to $8 billion (5.5 billion euros) from the International Monetary Fund to stave off a financial crisis in the… 01/06/2011
Syria, Iran and Belarus hit with EU sanctions The European Union has hit Syria’s leadership with sanctions in a bid to end the on-going brutal crackdown against anti-government protests. Hundreds of… 23/05/2011
66th anniversary of Victory Day in Belarus – nocomment Belarus celebrated the 66th anniversary of victory over fascism and the triumph of the Great Patriotic War as war veterans attended various special events. 10/05/2011
Belarus: no sign of change The bomb that ripped through the Minsk metro on Monday, killing 12 and injuring hundreds, has left many observers shaken. Belarus has been controlled by… 13/04/2011
An abandoned house near Chernobyl in BelarusMakar Krosovsky, 73, visits his abandoned in the state radiation ecology reserve in the 30 km (18 miles) exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor… 23/03/2011
Russia praises Belarus election criticised by EuropeGoing against the findings of a European body, Russia has praised Sunday’s election in Belarus, describing the ballot as “free, open, and conducted in a… 25/09/2012
Minsk claims high turnout in Belarus electionsThe preliminary results in the Belarus parliamentary elections are in, although the final result will not be known for days. The authorities are claiming… 24/09/2012
Polls close in boycotted Belarus electionAlexander Lukashenko is expected to have his presidency reinforced by the election in Belarus. Official results show a 26 percent turnout through advance… 23/09/2012
Polls open in Belarus as opposition stays awayIn the city of Minsk and across Belarus polls have opened for the country’s parliamentary election. The two main opposition parties have boycotted the… 23/09/2012
Voters urged to boycott Belarus electionThe two main opposition parties in Belarus are urging voters to boycott Sunday’s election, after earlier withdrawing their candidates from the race. In… 22/09/2012
EU enters row that pits bears against Belarus presidentIn its row with Belarus over a teddy bear air-drop, Sweden has won the backing of its EU partners. A Swedish public relations firm blitzed the hardline… 11/08/2012
Journalists ‘fined’ over Belarus teddy bear stuntThe Belarus authorities have reportedly fined two journalists over last month’s pro-democracy stunt which saw teddy bears airdropped into the country. Irina… 10/08/2012
Belarus pulls embassy staff out of SwedenBelarus says it is withdrawing all of its remaining embassy staff from Sweden. It comes after hundreds of teddy bears were dropped from a plane over its… 08/08/2012
Protests for Belarusian rights activistDozens of people have rallied in the centre of Lithuania’s capital in support of a famed Belarusian human rights activist. Ales Beliatski is serving a four… 06/08/2012
Belarus: Teddy bear drop claims Swedish victimSweden’s ambassador to Belarus was in for a big surprise – but it wasn’t a teddy bear’s picnic. In the wake of a pro-democracy teddy drop from a Swedish… 03/08/2012
Belarus: Reporters protest over teddy bear arrestJournalists in Belarus have been protesting over the arrest of a blogger for posting pictures of teddy bears on the internet. The cuddly toys had been… 03/08/2012
Swedish activists behind Belarus teddy bear stuntTwo Swedish advertising executives have revealed how they managed to drop hundreds of teddy bears over Belarus, which carried human rights slogans. Last… 02/08/2012
Eastern Europeans convicted as Libya mercenariesA group of foreign nationals has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for helping former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Nineteen men from Ukraine, three from… 04/06/2012
Putin chooses Belarus for first foreign tripVladimir Putin has made his first trip abroad since beginning his new term as Russian president by visiting isolated Belarus and his counterpart there… 01/06/2012
Belarus frees opposition leaderBelarussian opposition politician, Andrei Sannikov, has been released from prison after the EU imposed new sanctions on the former Soviet republic. Sannikov… 15/04/2012
EU parliament calls for Belarus hockey switchBelarus should not host the 2014 ice hockey championships until the country’s human rights record improves, MEPs say. Their resolution on Thursday also… 29/03/2012
EU extends Belarus sanctions over human rightsThe European Union is to extend sanctions on Belarus over President Lukashenko’s human rights record, prompting an immediate dismissive response from… 23/03/2012
Belarus metro bomber executedOne of the men found guilty of a bombing attack on the metro in Belarus has been executed. Relatives confirm Vladislav Kovalyov was shot by pistol, after… 17/03/2012
Germany rebukes Lukashenko over anti-gay commentThe German government has rebuked President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus for saying he would “rather be a dictator than gay”. The comments came as he… 05/03/2012
Poland urges Belarus to release prisonersThe Polish parliament has passed a resolution calling on the Belarus authorities to release all political prisoners. It is the latest diplomatic effort by… 02/03/2012
No easing of Belarus repressionIn the cold, outside the human rights defence body the Council of Europe, this handful of exiles from Belarus shout: “Stop Lukashenko!” (president of what… 26/01/2012
Belarus restricts internet accessNew laws have come into force in Belarus restricting access to a range of internet sites that the government deems ‘extremist’. The regime has not revealed… 06/01/2012
Topless activists complain of attack in BelarusA Ukrainian group behind a topless anti-government protest in Belarus says some of its members have been beaten and threatened. The organisation … 20/12/2011
Suspicion surrounds Belarus metro bombing verdictAn extreme danger to society or victims of a political crackdown on the opposition? Rights campaigners in Belarus have cried foul over Supreme Court death… 01/12/2011
Minsk metro bombers sentenced to deathA court in Belarus has sentenced two men to death, after a bomb attack at a metro station killed 15 people. Dmitry Konovalov and Vladislav Kovalyov, both… 30/11/2011
Russia agress cut-price gas deal with BelarusRussia has agreed to sell discount gas to Belarus for a price 60 per cent below what European countries pay. Minsk will pay 164 dollars per cubic metre… 26/11/2011
Belarus jails rights activist for tax evasionA court in Belarus has sentenced a leading human rights activist to four and a half years in prison for tax evasion, in a case the EU has attacked as… 24/11/2011
Russia shapes its own answer to the EURussia, Belarus and Kazakhstan want to create their own answer to the European Union within the next four years. The three leaders signed a deal on Friday… 18/11/2011
Belarus rights activist on trial for tax evasionThe head of a human rights group has gone on trial for tax evasion in Belarus in a case activists say is politically motivated. Ales Belyatsky faces up to… 02/11/2011
Anti-Lukashenko protests in BelarusHundreds of people gathered in cities across Belarus on Saturday to protest against President Alexander Lukashenko. The country is facing its worst economic… 09/10/2011
Tymoshenko trial casts shadow over EU meeting in WarsawLeaders from European Union member countries and their counterparts from eastern European countries are meeting in the Polish capital, Warsaw, for discussions… 30/09/2011
Belarus bomb trial starts: two men in dockTwo men have gone on trial for their lives in Belarus accused of a deadly bomb attack on the underground system in the capital Minsk. Dmitri Konovalov and… 15/09/2011
Memorial service for Russian plane crash victimsThe Russian President has joined thousands of mourners at a memorial service for the victims of a plane crash that killed members of a top ice hockey team… 10/09/2011
Polish officials fired over Belarus activist casePoland has dismissed two prosecutors responsible for providing information that helped Belarus arrest a leading human rights activist. Ales Belyatsky was… 16/08/2011
Belarus slams new US economic sanctionsBelarus has hit back at new US economic sanctions, describing them as “an act of aggression.” The comments came from Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich… 16/08/2011
Belarus rights activist arrestedLeading rights activist Ales Beliatski has been arrested by police in Belarus and his home and the office of his human rights group searched. The move comes… 05/08/2011
Belarus police jail more protestersMore than 20 people in the Belarussian capital Minsk are reported to have been arrested in what has become a regular weekly protest against the authoritarian… 21/07/2011
Suspended sentence for ‘defaming’ LukashenkoA journalist for a leading Polish newspaper has been given a suspended sentence for defaming President Alexander Lukashenko. Andrej Pochubut is a… 06/07/2011
‘Silent’ protesters in Belarus appear in courtMore than 70 people appeared in court in Minsk on Tuesday, after taking part in a ‘clapping’ protest. Some of them were sentenced to varying terms in… 04/07/2011
Jail terms for dozens of Belarus protestersThey say they simply wanted to hold a peaceful demonstration on Independence Day. Instead Belarus security forces moved quickly to quash any sign of protest… 04/07/2011
Protesters arrested on Belarus Independence DayDozens of people have been arrested following a protest on Independence Day in Belarus. The demonstration, organised on social networking sites, called for… 04/07/2011
Police break up Belarus protestsHundreds of people took to the streets of the Belarus capital Minsk on Wednesday to protest against the rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Unrest has… 30/06/2011
Russia restores power to BelarusAn unpaid bill which led to Russia pulling the plug on Belarus’s electricity has now been paid. Supplier InterRAO said it disconnected the grid because it was… 29/06/2011
Russia cuts off Belarus’ power after ‘unpaid bill’Russia has pulled the plug on Belarus’ electricity because of an unpaid bill. Supplier InterRAO said it disconnected the grid because it was owed 30 million… 29/06/2011
Moscow cuts power supplies to BelarusRussia has carried out a threat to cut electricity supplies to Belarus. Its western neighbour is in the grip of a major economic crisis and Belarus has not… 29/06/2011
Mystery cash windfall for BelarusThe president of Belarus says his country could soon receive ten billion dollars in cash, but he did not say where the money is coming from. Belarus is… 17/06/2011
Belarus’ economy under pressureBelarus is mired in its worst economic crisis in 17 years amid rare protests against President Alexander Lukashenko’s leadership. The IMF has told… 14/06/2011
Trade restrictions lead to Belarus protestsProtests have broken out in Belarus after the government made it illegal to export cheese, butter, macaroni and several other food products. The… 14/06/2011
Lukashenko warns Belarus not for saleBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko, faced with a currency crisis, has angrily warned key creditor Russia to keep its hands off state assets. The central… 27/05/2011
Belarus jails two more Lukashenko opponentsA court has jailed two opponents of Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko for organising a protest against his disputed re-election. Nikolai… 26/05/2011
Minsk moneymen slash value of roubleBelarussians have been rushing to stock up on essentials and durable goods after the National Bank devalued the rouble by 50 percent against both the dollar… 24/05/2011
Suspended sentence for Belarussian politiciansTwo Belarussian opposition leaders who ran against President Alexander Lukashenko in December have been given two-year suspended prison terms. Vladimir… 20/05/2011
Lukashenko rival jailed for 5 years in BelarusAndrei Sannikov, one of the main political rivals of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of… 14/05/2011
Belarus presidential candidates in courtTwo Belarusian activists who ran for president last year are on trial for organising mass protests. Nikolai Statkevich and Dmitry Uss are charged in… 11/05/2011
Crackdown tightens in BelarusTwo more opponents of Belarus’s President Lukashenko have been put on trial. Both ran against him in the December the 19th election, and both were charged… 05/05/2011
Lukashenko blames ‘democratic excesses’ for deadly metro bomb blastIn his state of the nation speech Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has blamed “democratic excesses” for the recent bombing of a Minsk metro station that… 21/04/2011
Minsk bomb metro reopens five in custodyThe Minsk metro station, bombed on April 11, has reopened. Security is tight following the blast that killed 12 and injured 150. Police in Belarus say… 14/04/2011
Five held in Belarus metro bomb blastFive people are now in custody in Belarus suspected of involvement in the deadly metro bomb blast that left 12 dead and 150 injured. Police made three… 14/04/2011
Lukashenko claims Minsk metro bombing ‘solved’President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has said that two people have confessed to Monday’s deadly metro bombing. He also hinted that opposition leaders… 13/04/2011
Lukashenko: opposition must be questioned over bombingAs people in Belarus mourn the victims of Monday’s bombing in Minsk, President Lukashenko says opposition politicians must be questioned over comments made… 13/04/2011
Belarus KGB looking for a non-Slavic bomberSecurity checks are in operation at all railway and metro stations in central Minsk after Monday’s bomb blast. Belarus’s autocratic president is convinced… 13/04/2011
Blame game in Belarus after deadly metro blastProsecutors believe it was terrorism. But as Belarus pays tribute to the dozen people killed in Monday’s metro station blast in the capital, mystery remains… 12/04/2011
Ernest ImbayarwoAnother farm envasion south of Bulawayo Zimbabwe 12/04/2011
Suspects detained over deadly Belarus metro blastSeveral terrorism suspects have been detained in Belarus after a rush-hour bomb attack at a metro station in the capital that left a dozen people… 12/04/2011
Deadly blast hits metro in Belarus capitalSeveral people are reported dead in an explosion at a metro station in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Eleven people are said to have been killed. Dozens… 11/04/2011
Deadly metro blast in Belarus capitalAn explosion has ripped through a metro station in Minsk, the capital of Belarus and the interior ministry said seven people had been killed. At least 50… 11/04/2011
Belarus jails first of December protestersIn a fast-tracked one-day trial a Belarus court has sentenced an opposition activist to four years in a top-security jail for his part in an anti-government… 18/02/2011
Lukashenko sworn in, opponents locked upA handful of frozen protesters make their opposition to the re-election of Alexander Lukashenko as president of Belarus clear. Moments later a convoy of… 22/01/2011
Lukashenko sworn in as Belarus presidentAlexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term as president of Belarus on Friday. He won the election amid criticism from opponents and… 21/01/2011
MEPs call for sanctions against BelarusA call for economic sanctions against Belarus, as well as a European travel ban on the country’s political elite. That is the resolution adopted by the… 20/01/2011
Belarus EU sanction renewal loomsThe renewed souring of relations between Belarus means no more visits to Lithuania for President Alexander Lukashenko like last September’s. European Union… 07/01/2011
EU mulls response to political violence in BelarusSeveral EU countries want sanctions brought back against Belarus, after the recent violent crackdown on demonstrators. Germany, Sweden and Poland have said… 04/01/2011
OSCE office closed down in MinskThe authorities in Belarus have closed down the office of Europe’s leading human rights body in Minsk. It comes after the Organisation for Security and… 31/12/2010
Moscow protest against Belarus detentionsDozens of people have protested outside the Belarussian embassy in Moscow over the ongoing detention of opposition figures in Minsk. At least five… 27/12/2010
EU and US reviewing relations with Belarus“The people of Belarus deserve better.” That is the message from the EU and the US today after a violent crackdown on the opposition in Minsk. Washington… 23/12/2010
Belarus’ opposition rally for jailed protestersThe opposition in Belarus has braved a possible backlash from authorities and held a rally for those arrested following President Alexander Lukashenko… 22/12/2010
Belarus opposition condemns crackdownOpposition leaders in Belarus on Tuesday called on those allied against the country’s leadership to unite after hundreds of protesters were jailed. Many of… 21/12/2010
600 jailed as Lukashenko vows ‘no revolution’ in BelarusAround 600 demonstrators have been jailed in Belarus after police broke up protests against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Most will… 21/12/2010
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I am not afraid’ Lukashenko tells euronewsBelarus’s presidential election was marred by opposition protests and numerous arrests. President Alexander Lukashenko spoke with euronews‘ Alexei… 20/12/2010
Belarus opposition remain in jailAt least 7 of the candidates in Belarus’ Presidential Election are in prison after taking part in protests against the re-election of President Alexander… 20/12/2010
Europe’s ‘last dictator’ juggles East and WestAlexander Lukashenko has been in power for 16 years. His latest victory gives him a fourth mandate after he abolished a two-term presidential limit in a… 20/12/2010
Lukashenko praises police as West slams Belarus votePresident Lukashenko of Belarus has defended the police handling of opposition protests against his re-election. He condemned what he called opposition… 20/12/2010
