Now playing Next Belarus Belarus detains anti-Lukashenko former presidential candidate Andrey Dzmitryeu, 41, who stood against long-time leader Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election, has been detained in Minsk. 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus claims to intercept Ukrainian missile after entering airspace The incident occurred Thursday morning between 10:00 and 11:00 local time. Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko was promptly notified about what happened. Minsk says it will not be making any further comment until a full assessment has been made. 29/12/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus political prisoner Maria Kolesnikova in intensive care unit Kolesnikova was sentenced to 11 years in prison last year. 29/11/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Lavrov postpones Belarus visit after sudden death of foreign minister Belarus state media reported on Saturday that Vladimir Makei, long-standing foreign minister and associate of leader Alexander Lukashenko, had died suddenly. 27/11/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Russia's knock-off McDonald's goes international The Russian fast food chain 'Tasty and That's It' is expanding across borders, opening up stores in Belarus for the first time. 12/11/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Fears of joint attack on Ukraine as Russian troops arrive in Belarus Russian soldiers have arrived in Belarus for joint training exercises, prompting worries that the two allies could launch another attack on Ukraine 19/10/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Political activist jailed amid crackdown on dissidents Mikalay Autukhovich's sentence comes just days after another imprisoned activist, Ales Bialiatski, was one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. 17/10/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Mobilise children to harvest potatoes and apples, says Lukashenko "It will be happiness for the parents and good physical training for the children," said Lukashenko. 04/10/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus jails five people for alleged attempted coup Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had claimed that he had foiled a coup in April last year. 05/09/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Two years after Belarus election, 'torch of freedom' still burning The 9 August 2020 elections -- believed to have been rigged by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko -- sparked unprecedented protests, leading to a crackdown against opponents of the regime and tens of thousands of arrests. 09/08/2022
Now playing Next Belarus UN aviation agency blames Belarus for Ryanair plane diversion The body said that "senior Belarusian officials" had sent a "deliberately false" bomb threat to aircraft to divert it to Minsk and arrest a dissident journalist. 20/07/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian journalist sentenced to more than eight years in prison The 28-year-old was already serving a two-year sentence for reporting on opposition demonstrations in 2020. 13/07/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Belarusians fighting for Ukraine to keep hopes alive of change at home “If Ukraine loses against Russia, then the freedom of Belarus stands no chance.” 05/07/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus abolishes visa requirements for Polish citizens for six months Minsk says the decision aims to foster "good neighbourly" relations amid heightened tensions. 01/07/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Jailed Russian partner of Belarus dissident asks Lukashenko for pardon Sapega was sentenced in May to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred" and "violence and threats". 27/06/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Tsikhanouskaya: EU candidacy for Moldova and Ukraine will set example The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews that no one deserves EU candidacy status more than Ukraine. 22/06/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition Belarus is the last country in Europe still to apply the death penalty, executing several people each year by firing squad. 18/05/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Ryanair plane diversion: Journalist's girlfriend gets 6-year jail term Sofia Sapega and Protasevich were arrested in 2021 after their flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted by a Belarusian MiG-29 fighter jet to Minsk. 06/05/2022
Now playing Next Belarus 'I feel it's dragged on': Lukashenko on Russia's war in Ukraine Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko has been talking about the war in Ukraine and the use of nuclear weapons in the conflict. 05/05/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus' first president Stanislav Shushkevich dies aged 87 Shushkevich is best known for informing Mikhail Gorbachev about the end of the Soviet Union and leading Belarus to independence. 04/05/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus accuses Poland border guards about slingshot incident Polish security forces allegedly tried to "blind the Belarusian border guards with strobe lights". 11/04/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus arrests four for trying to sabotage railway links to Ukraine Minsk has claimed that officers shot and injured the suspects because they had tried to "resist arrest". 06/04/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Girlfriend of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich goes on trial Sofia Sapega and Roman Protasevich were arrested in May 2021 while flying from Athens to Viulnius. 28/03/2022
Now playing Next Belarus US man wanted over Capitol riots is 'granted asylum in Belarus' Evan Neumann fled the United States last year after being charged for his role in the storming of the Capitol building. 23/03/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus expels majority of Ukrainian diplomats and embassy staff Kyiv has accused Minsk of preparing to send its own troops into Ukraine following Russia's invasion. 23/03/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Nasha Niva: Belarusian journalists jailed in latest media crackdown The independent newspaper was blocked by Belarus in July and banned as an "extremist" entity in November. 16/03/2022
