Now playing Next Belarus 'Democratic world must show its teeth' on Belarus, says Tsikhanouskaya The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews the regime in Minsk is 'hiding its domestic crisis' behind military drills with Russia and the threat to Ukraine. 19/02/2022
Now playing Next Belarus New U.S. sanctions for Belarus officials over crackdown on dissidents The U.S. State Department said it was acting in support of figures like sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who is now in Poland after avoiding repatriation over Belarus criticism at the 2021 Olympics. 04/02/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. Belarus: A non-standard situation demands non-standard tools | View Sanctions won't be enough to resolve the political crisis in Belarus. International non-recognition and the opening of criminal cases need to follow the upcoming Vienna Conference, says diplomat and opposition figure Pavel Latushka 16/11/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian hacktivists claim drone attack on Minsk riot police base Footage of the incident showed loud bangs and flashes emanating from part of the compound. 13/10/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Meet the hackers trying to bring down Belarus' disputed president The crackdown in Belarus may have stopped public dissent, but as these hackers suggest, it could be just driving it underground. 14/09/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Revolt, repression & reprisals: A look back at Belarus' turbulent year Monday marks one year since the disputed election in Belarus, which sparked a protest movement of unprecedented size. 09/08/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. The struggle is not over for a democratic Belarus | View One year after elections widely viewed as unfair, Franak Viacorka, advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, says they will continue to fight for reforms and that the regime’s recent actions are desperate. 09/08/2021
Now playing Next Poland 'Belarus will be free': Exiled sprinter speaks out after Tokyo exit Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, showed Japanese police a translated plea for help on her phone after being escorted to the airport by Belarusian officials on Sunday. 05/08/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe The raid that killed off Belarus' last independent media platform The raid is symptomatic of a wider crackdown on dissent in Belarus since the disputed reelection of Lukashenko last August had sparked huge protests. 05/08/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions The EU on Thursday slapped new bruising economic sanctions on Belarus over last month's diversion of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident journalist. 28/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Trial of Sergei Tsikhanousky, Sviatlana's husband, opens in Belarus Sergei Tsikhanousky, a popular video blogger, is one of six men standing trial. He is accused of "preparation of mass disorder" and "incitement to hatred". 24/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus 'There's no going back': EU promises new sanctions will hurt Belarus As well as travel bans and asset freezes, Europe plans to ban exports of fertiliser, tobacco and petroleum. 21/06/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Meet the journalist who fled Belarus hours before Ryanair diversion Carrying just her passport, money and a few essentials in her handbag, Arina Malinovskaya fled for the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko meets Vladimir Putin amid EU showdown Belarus's authoritarian leader will travel to Sochi to meet the Russian president. 28/05/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. EU must go further to punish Lukashenko’s brazen act of piracy | View "If the European Union does not react strongly to such abuses of international law, more incursions and violations of its sovereignty are to be expected." 27/05/2021
Now playing Next Germany Belarusians file 'state torture' case against Lukashenko in Germany The German judiciary applies the principle of "universal jurisdiction" which allows any person to be tried in Germany for the most serious offences committed anywhere in the world. 05/05/2021
Now playing Next Belarus The push for a free Belarus requires patience and endurance | View More than eight months after the fraudulent elections that sparked massive pro-democracy protests, it is tempting to declare the Belarusian uprising a failure, argues Tatyana Margolin from Open Society Foundations. 29/04/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Has Lukashenko fatally fractured Belarus' opposition movement? Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has been the face of Belarus' opposition. But two new political movements could threaten that, fracturing those who want President Alexander Lukashenko to step aside. 28/04/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus charges Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with terrorism A spokesperson for Tsikhanouskaya said that the charges were 'absurd'. 29/03/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus asks Lithuania to extradite opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya Shortly after the elections, Tsikhanouskaya fled to neighbouring Lithuania and has been in exile since. 05/03/2021
