Belarus

Belarus

Belarusians flag their opposition to Lukashenko with defiant displays

Belarus' official flag is green and red. The white-red-white flag one has been prohibited by Lukashenko's administration, leading to these tiny acts of rebellion.

15/09/2020

Belarus

Russia to hand €1.2 billion loan to 'closest ally' Belarus, says Putin

The meeting in Sochi between Russia's Putin and Belarus Lukashenko came a day after an estimated 150,000 people marched through Minsk demanding Lukashenko's resignation.

14/09/2020

Belarus

Any Putin intervention in Belarus will meet 'huge pushback'

"Russia has not so much support inside the Belarusian society," says political analyst Katsiaryna Shmatsina, as Lukashenko meets Putin on Monday amid the ongoing political crisis in Belarus.

14/09/2020

Belarus

What Lukashenko's meeting with Putin could mean for Belarus' future

Belarus' fate could be sealed in Sochi as Lukashenko sits down with his 'elder brother' Putin to discuss the ongoing unrest. What will it mean for the country's future?

14/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus: Opposition protesters maintain pressure on Lukashenko

Many in the crowd carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns about Lukashenko’s planned meeting with Putin on Monday.

13/09/2020

Belarus

Meet the Belarusian protester, 73, who takes on riot police

Bahinskaya has been demonstrating as part of the country's opposition movement since long before Belarus' recent election.

13/09/2020

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.

11/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus: Unfinished Revolution

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

10/09/2020

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.

10/09/2020

Europe Decoded

Soviet WWII propaganda revised to hail Belarus opposition figure

The artwork has gone viral.

10/09/2020

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."

09/09/2020

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.

09/09/2020

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.

09/09/2020

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.

08/09/2020

Belarus

'The regime is in agony': Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko

"Our demonstrations are working and our strikes are working (...) The fact that they are kidnapping people shows that they feel fear and don't know what to do," Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews.

08/09/2020

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.

07/09/2020

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

06/09/2020

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.

06/09/2020

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.

05/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus: Tsikhanouskaya urges UN sanctions against Lukashenko regime

The former presidential candidate called for UN help "to stop blatant human rights violations and cynical disregard for human dignity right in the middle of Europe".

04/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus crisis: Russia blasts EU for 'illegal unilateral sanctions'

"Regrettably, [the] EU continues its attempt to influence [the] situation in Belarus," said Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

03/09/2020

Belarus

Belarusian journalists face charges for covering protests

Belarus authorities say nearly 40 people remain in custody pending court hearings, as more anti-Lukashenko protests take place.

02/09/2020

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

02/09/2020

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.

01/09/2020

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".

01/09/2020

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

31/08/2020