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EU neighbourhood 'in flames', says Borrell, calling for unity

The bloc's foreign policy chief said ministers will agree on sanctions on Belarus on September 21 while EU leaders will discuss restrictive measures on Turkey on September 24.

Belarus

Lukashenko loyalists on why they back Belarus' embattled leader

"We all lived in fear under Stalin, but there was impeccable order and respect for order. Democracies are twisted and doomed," one Lukashenko supporter told Euronews.

Belarus

Belarus: Unfinished Revolution

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Belarus

Abducted Kolesnikova 'told she was leaving Belarus dead or alive'

Kolesnikova claims to have been bundled into a minibus and taken to the Belarus-Ukraine border but tore up her passport to avoid being forced from the country.

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Europe Decoded

Soviet WWII propaganda revised to hail Belarus opposition figure

The artwork has gone viral.

Belarus

Stun grenades and rubber bullets: What it's like reporting on Belarus

One month on from the disputed August 9 election in Belarus, Emil Filtenborg tells Euronews how he expected some violence, but never anticipated it would be "this brutal, this early."

Belarus

Opposition lawyers Znak and Salei reportedly detained in Belarus

Lawyer Maxim Znak was reportedly taken from the offices of the opposition movement's coordination council on Wednesday by unidentified people in masks. A third opposition figure - lawyer Ilya Salei - has also been detained, according to the Investigative Committee.

Belarus

'If Belarus protests succeed, Russia will be next' warns Lukashenko

"All of this is very painful and even tragic for me, but it doesn't mean that I'm giving up," Lukashenko told Russian media on Tuesday.

Belarus

Kolesnikova 'tore up passport at border' to avoid exile in Ukraine

Just in: Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova tore up her passport at the border with Ukraine to avoid being forced from the country, it's been claimed.

Belarus

Belarus: Maria Kolesnikova reportedly detained at Ukrainian border

Kolesnikova's representatives said they could not reach her after unconfirmed reports emerged that she was kidnapped in Minsk.

Belarus

Tens of thousands take to Belarus streets against Lukashenko

The plan for Sunday was a march to Stela and then to Lukashenko's residence

Belarus

Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya to meet Polish PM

Tsikhanouskaya has insisted she is open to discussing the situation in her country with all parties, including Russia.

Belarus

Thousands of women protest in Belarus demanding Lukashenko resigns

Around 5,000 women marched in the capital Minsk, according to the human rights organization Viasna. Police followed the march, but no detentions were reported.

Lithuania

Is Lithuania playing with fire by slapping sanctions on Belarus?

“If a neighbour’s house is on fire a good neighbour will not rub his palms rejoicing, which is something our authorities do,” Lithuanian MP Naglis Puteikis told Euronews. "Sometimes, it makes sense to keep one's mouth shut."

Finland

Finnish ice hockey fans threaten club with boycott over Minsk game

fans say it would risk legitimising the authority of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who was elected for a sixth term after a hugely contested presidential election on August 9.

Belarus

Belarus crisis: 'We prevented an attempt at a revolution,' says FM

We prevented an attempt at a revolution in Belarus, says country's foreign minister

Europe Decoded

Students in Belarus skip class to protest against President Lukashenko

Scores of people were reported to have been detained with students walked out of classes to march to the education ministry in Belarus' capital Minsk.

Belarus

Lukashenko banned from Baltics after 'massive electoral fraud'

The Estonian foreign minister told Euronews the sanctions were decided over a 'massive' electoral fraud by Lukashenko's administration, as well as a "breach of human rights".

Belarus

Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters

Lukashenko's suggestion focused on court reforms and rejected calls by the opposition to go back to the country's 1994 constitution

Belarus

Dozens detained in Belarus anti-government protest

Thousands took to the streets in a third weekend of rallies against President Lukashenko.