Belarus Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care, says press union Andrei Skurko was arrested earlier this month when authorities raided prominent Nasha Niva newspaper. He has reportedly been infected with COVID-19 while in detention. 29/07/2021
Uncovering Europe In Lithuania, a surge of migrants provokes both fear and compassion “They come here for a better life. As a Christian, I believe we should help them,” said resident Kazimir Mikulevic. 14/07/2021
Europe News 'Unacceptable': Belarus accused of using migrants in its fight with EU Brussels says Belarus is facilitating illegal crossings into Lithuania to put "political pressure" on the European Union. 12/07/2021
Lithuania Frontex to 'significantly' up support along Lithuania-Belarus border Frontex said in a statement that it will more than double its number of officers and patrol cars in Lithuania. 11/07/2021
Uncovering Europe Belarus: meet two women who are risking prison to maintain dissent Meet Sophia and Natallia. They are still openly against the government's continued crackdown on dissent. But their lives are complicated. 05/07/2021
Belarus Belarus says it has dismantled 'terror cells' with ties to West President Alexander Lukashenko said the "terrorist sleeper cells" allegedly plotting a coup against him had ties with Germany, Ukraine, the US, Poland and Lithuania. 02/07/2021
Uncovering Europe 'A pathetic revenge policy': Is Belarus enabling illegal migration? The number of people who illegally crossed into Lithuania from Belarus shot up in June following condemnation over the forced landing of a Ryanair flight to arrest a journalist. 30/06/2021
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
state of the union Europe's week: Hungary's LGBT law dominates agenda Last week, the Hungarian parliament passed a new law that bans the portrayal of homosexuality and sex reassignment in school education material and TV programmes addressed to people under 18 years of age. 25/06/2021
Europe News EU leaders expected to confirm financial aid for Turkey migrant help The bloc's 27 heads of state and government will meet in Brussels on Thursday to also discuss migration, COVID-19 and relations with Russia. 23/06/2021
Europe News EU, US slap new sanctions on Belarus in response to Ryanair diversion Foreign affairs ministers from all EU countries met in Luxembourg and agreed to blacklist 78 individuals and 8 entities believed to be closely involved with President Lukashenko's regime. 21/06/2021
Belarus Ryanair CEO says pilot given no 'alternatives' but to land in Belarus The pilot of the Ryanair flight that was diverted to Belarus wasn't given "any great alternatives" but to land in Minsk, CEO Michael O'Leary said. 15/06/2021
Europe News NATO must confront China, but Russia remains top threat - US official US Chargé d’Affaires Douglas Jones tells Euronews that strengthening NATO is "all the more important" in a world of "increasing autocratic regimes". 13/06/2021
world news Online campaign to 'discredit' jailed journalist Roman Protasevich Social media posts claim Protasevich has ties with neo-Nazi groups. They have been dismissed as an attempt to discredit him. 09/06/2021
Belarus Belarusian activist stabs himself in court to protest repression Stsiapan Latypau's desperate act on Tuesday sheds light on the situation of Belarus' 454 political prisoners. The activist was arrested during massive protests against President Lukashenko last September. 01/06/2021
Belarus Putin supports Lukashenko amid outcry over Ryanair flight diversion "There is always someone who causes problems for us," Lukashenko told Putin. 28/05/2021
state of the union Europe's week: EU-Swiss deal collapses and Belarus plane drama These were two of the stories dominating talk in Brussels this week. 28/05/2021
Belarus US, European nations call for probe into Belarus plane diversion "These acts are a blatant attack on international civilian aviation safety and on European security and show flagrant disregard for international law," they said following a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday. 27/05/2021
Belarus Lithuania latest to pull out of track cycling competition in Belarus The decision to boycott follows the forced diversion of a plane on Sunday by Belarusian authorities. 27/05/2021
Germany Germany pulls out of track cycling championships in Belarus The German Cycling Association said Tuesday it had contacted the European Cycling Union (UEC) “and made it clear that the German national track cycling team’s participation in the European Championships is not possible after the events of the weekend." 26/05/2021
Belarus Belarusian opposition politician sentenced to 7 years in prison Pavel Seviarynets was sentenced along with six other activists on Tuesday amid international fury over Minsk's forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist. 25/05/2021
Europe News Latvia's PM slams 'asymmetrical reaction' after diplomats expelled The entire staff of Latvia's embassy in Minsk was ordered to leave Monday after the red and white flags used by the opposition were raised in Riga. 25/05/2021
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
Uncovering Europe How Belarusians have fled in growing numbers since disputed election Around 995 people sought shelter in EU countries between August and December 2020, compared with 545 over the same period in 2019. 21/04/2021
world news Belarus: Lukashenko claims he foiled US-backed 'coup' as 2 arrested The Belarusian President said that it was very "the FBI, the CIA" were "most likely" involved in the alleged plot to assassinate him and his family. 18/04/2021
Uncovering Europe In Belarus, a punk rock singer faces 1.5 years hard labour for dancing As singer of Belarussian street punk band, Mister X, Igor Bancer is well-known for his antics both on and off stage. Now he faces being sent to labour camp. 05/04/2021
