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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

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

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

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

Belarus

We want to stop Belarusian troops fighting in Ukraine — Tsikhanouskaya

Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews she wants to mobilise women in Belarus to try to prevent husbands and sons being sent to Ukraine.

03/03/2022

Belarus

Belarus votes to ditch 'nuclear-free' status in disputed referendum

Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews that the result was a "threat" to the whole of Europe.

28/02/2022

Belarus

Belarus-Russia joint drills to continue amid 'Ukraine border tensions'

It means that Russian troops will remain in Belarus, despite Moscow's promise that they would leave the country after the exercises which were due to end on Sunday.

20/02/2022

Belarus

'Democratic world must show its teeth' on Belarus, says Tsikhanouskaya

The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews the regime in Minsk is 'hiding its domestic crisis' behind military drills with Russia and the threat to Ukraine.

19/02/2022

Belarus

Belarus ready to host 'nuclear weapons' in case of Western threat

Belarus had declared itself a nuclear-free zone after the break of the former Soviet Union in 1991.

17/02/2022

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Bulgaria: Honey pots form a candle crucifix.

Hundreds of honey pots lit by candles form a huge crucifix in the church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.

10/02/2022

Belarus

Skier flees Belarus for Poland after Winter Olympics ban

Her coach and father, Sergei Dolidovich, has been supportive of Belarus' opposition.

09/02/2022

Belarus

New U.S. sanctions for Belarus officials over crackdown on dissidents

The U.S. State Department said it was acting in support of figures like sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who is now in Poland after avoiding repatriation over Belarus criticism at the 2021 Olympics.

04/02/2022

Belarus

Belarus will fight alongside Russia in event of war, says Lukashenko

Belarus' leader also said that in the event of a conflict with Ukraine: "Everyone will lose."

28/01/2022

Belarus

US charges Belarus with air piracy in reporter's arrest

Raman Pratasevich was arrested after his Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to Minsk with Belarusian authorities claiming it was over a bomb threat.

21/01/2022

Belarus

Belarus unveils constitutional changes to extend Lukashenko's rule

The amendments will be up for a referendum, scheduled for February 2022, and will be considered approved if more than 50% vote for them, with a turnout threshold at 50%.

28/12/2021

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Meet the NGO turning to cryptocurrencies to help desperate Belarusians

“The government has blocked all the classical ways of getting money into the country, so we had to find an alternative."

22/12/2021

Belarus

Police uncover 455 social accounts encouraging Belarus-to-EU migrants

The social media accounts promoted illegal immigration by advertising the sale of counterfeit ID documents and visas or illegal transportation services.

20/12/2021

Belarus

Belarus opposition leader's husband given 18-year jail term

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said her husband -- a blogger and critic of disputed president Alexander Lukashenko -- was given the sentence on Tuesday.

14/12/2021

Belarus

Prominent Belarusian journalist Siarhei Satsuk arrested

Satsuk is the 30th journalist, who is currently in custody in Belarus, either awaiting trial or serving a sentence.

09/12/2021

Belarus

Belarus imposes retaliatory sanctions on EU and UK airlines

Belarus said it would also ban imports of Western goods from countries that imposed sanctions on Minsk.

06/12/2021

Belarus

Belarus threatens to retaliate against latest EU and US sanctions

Minsk has admitted the latest sanctions on airliners and travel companies will "economically stifle" the country.

03/12/2021

Belarus

Lukashenko accuses Lithuania of dumping dead bodies in Belarus

He has tried to cast the tensions over migrants as part of a Western plot against Belarus and Russia.

29/11/2021

Belarus

Belarus will not force migrants to return home, says Lukashenko

Lukashenko made his first public appearance at the Polish border since the start of the crisis.

26/11/2021

Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko says EU should take in more migrants

Lukashenko called on the EU to take in 2,000 migrants stranded in Belarus. The EU says Belarus has lured migrants to the country as part of a "hybrid attack" on the bloc.

22/11/2021

Belarus

Poland says migrants are still trying to cross the border from Belarus

"The new method has been adopted by migrants and Belarusian services," Poland's defence minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.

20/11/2021

Belarus

Poland confirms Belarus border camp cleared as migrants given shelter

The latest moves are being seen as a sign that Lukashenko is now keen to defuse the crisis the EU and the West accuse him of orchestrating.

19/11/2021