Now playing Next Belarus Former Belarusian presidential candidate given 14-year prison sentence A court in Belarus has jailed former presidential contender Viktor Babariko for 14 years on corruption charges, which have been widely seen as politically motivated. 06/07/2021
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Now playing Next Belarus Belarus' president says Western states are trying to overthrow him Alexander Lukashenko accused the US and Germany as well as neighbours Lithuania, Ukraine and Poland of preparing to remove him from power. 03/07/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus says it has dismantled 'terror cells' with ties to West President Alexander Lukashenko said the "terrorist sleeper cells" allegedly plotting a coup against him had ties with Germany, Ukraine, the US, Poland and Lithuania. 02/07/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian opposition Twitter accounts suspended 'in error' Twitter accounts claiming to be "Belarusian People's Embassies" have been mistakenly suspended by the social network. 02/07/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions The EU on Thursday slapped new bruising economic sanctions on Belarus over last month's diversion of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident journalist. 28/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Journalist Roman Protasevich moved from jail to house arrest Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday called moving Pratasevich and Sapega to house arrest “good news,” but stressed it is not the end. “House arrest is not freedom, they're still facing charges, their every step is still being watched" 25/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Trial of Sergei Tsikhanousky, Sviatlana's husband, opens in Belarus Sergei Tsikhanousky, a popular video blogger, is one of six men standing trial. He is accused of "preparation of mass disorder" and "incitement to hatred". 24/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus 'There's no going back': EU promises new sanctions will hurt Belarus As well as travel bans and asset freezes, Europe plans to ban exports of fertiliser, tobacco and petroleum. 21/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Ryanair CEO says pilot given no 'alternatives' but to land in Belarus The pilot of the Ryanair flight that was diverted to Belarus wasn't given "any great alternatives" but to land in Minsk, CEO Michael O'Leary said. 15/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian journalist arrested off flight was 'hostage' at briefing The Belarusian dissident journalist who was arrested after authorities diverted a Ryanair flight to Minsk was present at a foreign ministry press briefing on Monday. 14/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Poland hits back as Belarus makes WW2 invasion date a public holiday Belarus declared a national holiday on September 17, the same day Soviet Forces invaded Poland in World War II in 1939. 09/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus toughens laws against protesters and 'extremism' Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed into effect a law tightening sanctions against protesters taking part in unauthorised rallies and increasing penalties for "extremism". 08/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Exiled Belarusians protest at closure of Polish land border Officially the reason for the closure since December is COVID-19 - but many suspect Lukashenko of using the pandemic as a pretext for clamping down on the protest movement against his rule. 05/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian airlines banned from flying over EU or using its airports It follows Minsk's move to divert a Ryanair passenger plane and arrest dissident journalist Roman Protasevich last month. 04/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus 'Spoken after torture': Opposition slams journalist's video confession In the video aired on Belarus state TV, regime critic Roman Protasevich claimed opposition protests were pointless and that he had been set up. 03/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian activist stabs himself in court to protest repression Stsiapan Latypau's desperate act on Tuesday sheds light on the situation of Belarus' 454 political prisoners. The activist was arrested during massive protests against President Lukashenko last September. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Meet the journalist who fled Belarus hours before Ryanair diversion Carrying just her passport, money and a few essentials in her handbag, Arina Malinovskaya fled for the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus EU vows support for 'democratic' Belarus The EU says it would extend economic support to a "democratic" Belarus as Russian President Vladimir Putin plays dow reaction to flight forced to land in Minsk 29/05/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Putin supports Lukashenko amid outcry over Ryanair flight diversion "There is always someone who causes problems for us," Lukashenko told Putin. 28/05/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko meets Vladimir Putin amid EU showdown Belarus's authoritarian leader will travel to Sochi to meet the Russian president. 28/05/2021
Now playing Next View EU must go further to punish Lukashenko’s brazen act of piracy | View "If the European Union does not react strongly to such abuses of international law, more incursions and violations of its sovereignty are to be expected." 27/05/2021
Now playing Next Belarus 'Hear the scream of my heart': Protasevich's mum pleads for help Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich was detained after the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk on Sunday. 27/05/2021
Now playing Next Belarus US, European nations call for probe into Belarus plane diversion "These acts are a blatant attack on international civilian aviation safety and on European security and show flagrant disregard for international law," they said following a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday. 27/05/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Lithuania latest to pull out of track cycling competition in Belarus The decision to boycott follows the forced diversion of a plane on Sunday by Belarusian authorities. 27/05/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Lukashenko invites Biden and Putin to Belarus to discuss 'problems' Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko has remained defiant amid international outcry over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight and subsequent detention of journalist Roman Protasevich. 26/05/2021
