Belarus

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

Belarus

Belarus: Iraqi migrants caught in border tensions fly home

374 Iraqi migrants boarded the first repatriation flight that left Minsk on Thursday amid severe border tensions with Poland.

18/11/2021

Belarus

Lukashenko and Merkel agree to EU talks over Belarus migrant crisis

The announcement for Belarus-EU negotiations comes a day after the bloc announced it would issue a fifth raft of sanctions over the border crisis.

17/11/2021

Belarus

Euroviews. Belarus: A non-standard situation demands non-standard tools | View

Sanctions won't be enough to resolve the political crisis in Belarus. International non-recognition and the opening of criminal cases need to follow the upcoming Vienna Conference, says diplomat and opposition figure Pavel Latushka

16/11/2021

Belarus

Families mourn young migrants who died at Belarus-Poland border

A Syrian teenager who died trying to cross the frontier was buried in Poland on Monday, while the bodies of two Iraqi men were flown home.

16/11/2021

Belarus

Two Russians soldiers die in Belarus during exercises near Poland

The two soldiers' parachutes failed to function properly "due to a sudden strong gust of wind" during their jumps.

12/11/2021

Belarus

Belarus state airline Belavia and Turkey move to stop migrant flights

Belarus' Belavia airline and Turkey say Iraqis, Syrians and Yemenis are to be banned from flying to Belarus from Turkey as of Friday.

12/11/2021

My Europe Series

Meet one of the last independent journalists forced out of Belarus

One journalist who recently left Belarus told Euronews that the situation for reporters is so dangerous in the country that very few remain.

11/11/2021

Belarus

Belarusian Olympic skier and Lukashenko critic fined over protest

Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya was charged with attending banned mass rallies, according to the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation.

11/11/2021

Belarus

Belarus: Lukashenko threatens to cut gas supplies over EU sanctions

Belarus' autocratic leader has suggested he may halt gas supplies from Russia to Europe via its territory.

11/11/2021

Belarus

US man wanted over US Capitol storming seeks asylum in Belarus

An American man wanted over his role in the storming of the US Capitol has crossed the Belarusian border illegally and is reportedly seeking asylum.

08/11/2021

Belarus

Belsat TV's followers are 'extremist', says Belarus' Interior Ministry

Citizens who follow "extremist" organisations can face up to seven years in prison.

03/11/2021

Belarus

French ambassador ordered to leave Belarus, embassy says

France's embassy did not give a reason for Nicolas de Bouillane's expulsion by the Belarusian foreign ministry.

18/10/2021

The Cube

Belarus threatens to criminalise certain social media channels

Belarus' Main Directorate for Fighting Organised Crime has said that citizens who subscribe to "extremist Telegram channels and chats" are also criminally liable.

14/10/2021

Belarus

Belarusian hacktivists claim drone attack on Minsk riot police base

Footage of the incident showed loud bangs and flashes emanating from part of the compound.

13/10/2021

Belarus

Belarus will refuse to take back migrants until the EU lifts sanctions

The vote on Monday formalises the move that was announced by Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko in June.

05/10/2021

Belarus

Dozens 'likely arrested for social media posts' on Belarus shootout

A KGB officer and a man, believed to be a supporter of Belarus' opposition movement, died in the gunfight on Tuesday.

01/10/2021

Belarus

Belarus hits back at EU and announces vote on a new constitution

Critics say the new constitution could further cement President Lukashenko's grip on power after months of mass protests.

28/09/2021