Belarus

Belarus

UK and Canada impose sanctions on Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko

The two countries say their measures include a travel ban and freezing the officials' assets following last month's disputed election and a violent police crackdown on opposition protesters.

29/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus protests: 50th day of protests marked by 500 arrests

Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have been protesting against the regime for seven weeks since a disputed presidential election took place on August 9.

27/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus warns UN sanctions would bring 'chaos and anarchy'

Makei's speech was played hours after the latest in a series of large protests in Belarus over the Aug. 9 re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.

27/09/2020

My Europe Series

Lukashenko was 'afraid of the West', says former campaign manager

Alexander Feduta worked in Lukashenko’s campaign office back in 1994 and helped to get Lukashenko elected as the new Belarusian president. Looking back, Lukashenko already had some of the traits seen later in his presidency, but they have become more profound, he says.

24/09/2020

Belarus

'No democratic legitimacy': EU slams Lukashenko's 'inauguration'

"This ‘inauguration’ directly contradicts the will of large parts of the Belarusian population [...] and serves to only further deepen the political crisis in Belarus," said EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell

24/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus: Water cannons deployed to disperse protesters in Minsk

More than 150 people were arrested in demonstrations across Belarus on Wednesday following the secret inauguration of President Alexander Lukashenko, according to a monitoring group.

23/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko inaugurated as president 'in secret'

State news agency Belta reported that Wednesday's ceremony is taking place in the capital of Minsk, with several hundred top government officials present.

23/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus: Tens of thousands protest in face of police repression

Over a 100 people were arrested at Sunday's protest in Minsk and other cities, a day after over 400 women were arrested at peaceful women's marches.

20/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus: More than 300 arrested at women's march in Minsk

Among those arrested was 73-year-old Nina Baginskaya who has become a regular figure of anti-establishment protests since they began in August.

19/09/2020

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Russia-Belarus military drills near Polish border as protests continue

It comes as Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is facing regular protests calling on him to resign.

18/09/2020

Belarus

Lithuania says its Belarus border is open despite Lukashenko claim

Lithuania's FM, Linas Linkevičius, urged caution when it came to statements made by Belarusian President Lukashenko, telling Euronews there had been "no changes whatsoever" on the border between the two countries.

17/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus: media homepages blank in solidarity with jailed journalists

"There should have been a picture here. Photojournalists Alyaksandr Vasyukovich and Uladz Hrydzin got 11-day jail terms," one independent media wrote on a banner.

17/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus opposition 'making list' of officers involved in violence

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said the list of names would be published and sent to European Union countries, Russia and the United States

17/09/2020

Belarus

Kolesnikova charged with causing harm to Belarusian national security

The Investigative Committee of Belarus released the information on their official Telegram channel:

16/09/2020

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

The Cube

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