brussels bureau Turkey and Russia have highest incarceration rate, says report A new report by the Council of Europe shows that the median age of inmates is 36 years, with 95% being men and only 5% women. 08/04/2021
Belarus Belarus police continue crackdown on protests, making arrests in Minsk A demonstration in the Belarusian capital was thwarted by police who arrested at least 100 people in an ongoing crackdown against peaceful protests. 27/03/2021
Belarus Belarus: Over 200 arrested during Freedom Day protests The EU's top diplomat warned on Thursday that "we are witnessing a further escalation of repression against the Belarusian people". 26/03/2021
Belarus European journalists demand release of jailed Belarusian colleagues More than 50 European journalists' unions on Thursday urged their governments to up the pressure on Belarus to release jailed journalists as the country marks Freedom Day. 25/03/2021
View You can't appease Russia. The EU mustn't lose its values trying | View Europe needs a two-track strategy on Russia: offer a helping hand to the growing numbers of discontented Russians and be ready to confront the Kremlin with resolve and systematically punishing its aggressions, argues Rostislav Valvoda. 22/03/2021
Belarus Alexander Lukashenko warns Belarus protesters: 'Be patient' The Belarusian opposition led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is hoping to start talks with the government in May - if an online poll launched on Thursday gives her the mandate to enter negotiations. 20/03/2021
Serbia Serbia to produce Chinese COVID-19 vaccine "We will start producing the vaccine from October 15," President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday. 11/03/2021
Belarus EU rejects claim that European funds financed Lukashenko's 'goldmine' A new documentary film alleges that EU funds contributed to financing Lukashenko's regime and his lavish lifestyle. The bloc has rejected the accusations as "completely unfounded and baseless." 10/03/2021
Belarus International Women's Day: Meet Belarus' women political prisoners On the occasion of International Women's Day, Euronews highlights the stories of Belarus' female political prisoners and the leading role of women in the country's democratic opposition movement. 08/03/2021
