Belarus

My Europe Series

Is Belarus looking east or west?

Is Belarus slowly transitioning towards more democracy or keeping with its autocratic ways under the iron-fist, 24-year long rule of president Lukashenko?

06/04/2018

My Europe Series

"Belarussians are craving for expression"

Our Insiders reporter Valerie Gauriat had rare access to political opponents, rights activists and official voices in Belarus. She is in euronews' studio to share her insights.

06/04/2018

My Europe Series

Belarus: stifled freedoms and glimmers of hope

Insiders reporter Valérie Gauriat went to Belarus, where the thirst for democracy is trying to crack the wall of the country's autocratic regime.

06/04/2018

Belarus

Belarus charges Ukrainian journalist with espionage

Pavlo Sharoyko accused of recruiting network of informants in Belarus for Ukrainian Defence Ministry.

20/11/2017

Belarus

Belarus: Opposition commemorate victims of Stalin's Great Terror

Belarussian protesters march through Minsk to commemorate the thousands of who were executed and buried during Stalin's "Great Terror".

06/11/2017

Belarus

Belarus orphanage children found on brink of starvation

A criminal inquiry is underway after 100 children in homes in Minsk were discovered seriously malnourished and suffering from neglect.

21/04/2017

Belarus

Belarus police raid offices of TV channel

Police in Belarus have raided the offices of an independent TV channel in Minsk, seizing equipment and detaining at least one cameraman.

01/04/2017

Belarus

Belarus opposition leader released from custody amid protests

As people continue to gather in Belarus to demonstrate against the government, an opposition leader has been released after three days in custody.

27/03/2017

Belarus

Minsk protesters arrested after calling for the release of colleagues

Belarus police take protesters away for demanding the release of fellow activists who had been detained the day before

27/03/2017

Belarus

Belarus protest turns violent as hundreds arrested

Police in Belarus arrest hundreds as clashes occur when a mass rally turns into a protest against an unpopular new tax.

25/03/2017

Belarus

Belarus protests put more pressure on Lukashenko over 'parasite' tax

Braving the wrath of their hardline president, protesters took to the streets of Belarus over the weekend in the latest show of anger at a so-called ‘social parasite tax’ on those deemed to be doing t

13/03/2017

Belarus

Belarus halts collection of 'social parasite' tax

Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has suspended a tax on those not in full-time employment, after public opposition sparked mass protests.

09/03/2017

Belarus

Protests in Belarus over 'social parasite tax'

Street protests in Belarus against a new tax on part-time workers spread on Sunday from Minsk to other towns.

26/02/2017

Belarus

Rare protests in Belarus spread beyond the capital

Rare protests in Belarus have spread beyond the capital Minsk to the second largest city Gomel where around 2000 people have marched against a harsh new tax law.

19/02/2017

Belarus

Belarusians denounce 'law against social parasites'

Around 2,000 Belarusians have taken to the streets to rally against a law imposing a tax on those not in full-time employment.

18/02/2017

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Belarus Ice Swimming

A winter swimming championship was held in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The competition attracted participants from across Europe.

23/01/2017

Belarus

Belarus activists risk the wrath of Lukashenko over flag

In a rare open protest against the government in Belarus, hundreds of activists have called for the nation’s flag to be changed back to the one adopted after the collapse of the soviet…

20/09/2016

Sport

Magnificent minnows in a night of World Cup action

In the World Cup qualifiers in Group A France were in Belarus and with all the talent on show failed to breakdown a stubborn home side. The Euro 2016 hosts and runners-up go home unhappy.

07/09/2016

Belarus

Belarussian president offers carrots to a famous visitor

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal visited Belarus and was given a tour of president Alexander Lukashenko’s farm.

26/08/2016

Cult

Belarus: fire festival thrills crowds

Death-defying fire performers wowed crowds in Belarus.

24/08/2016

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Belarus: A star in the air

At the Minsk air festival, a team of skydivers formed a star in the air as they clung together.

03/08/2016

Belarus

Journalist killed in Kyiv car bomb laid to rest

An award-winning journalist, killed by a car bomb in Kyiv, has been laid to rest in his native Belarus.

24/07/2016

Cult

Slavianski Bazaar continues to be music to the ears after 25 years

Have you ever heard a Mexican sing in Russian?

21/07/2016

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Belarus stages re-enactment of Napoleonic wars

The sound of shooting cannons and pistols and clouds of smoke filled a park in Minsk during a re-enactment of a Napoleonic battle.

21/06/2016

Europe News

EU lift majority of sanctions against Belarus

EU foreign ministers lift asset freezes and visa bans against Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko and 169 others including three companies.

15/02/2016

Belarus

Lukashenko's own 'eternal' Movember

At the ballot box a few weeks ago, Lukashenko bore the confident smile of someone who knew how it would turn out. His youngest son was with him, the

06/11/2015