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Authorities in Belarus arrest seven independent journalists

The Belarusian Association of Journalists said the seven journalists who worked for the Intex-Press online newspaper in the western city of Baranavichy were arrested earlier this month and charged with 'supporting extremist activities.'

Europe News

Russia signs deal offering security guarantees to Belarus

The signing of the document during Putin’s visit to Minsk follows the publication of a revised version of Russia's nuclear doctrine which for the first time placed Belarus under the Russian nuclear umbrella.

Germany

'Political wall' in Belarus will collapse, says Tsikhanouskaya

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made the comments to Euronews on the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko to face only pre-approved challengers in election

Alexander Lukashenko, who has led the country for over 30 years, has overseen a brutal crackdown on free media and opposition — which has slammed the upcoming January election as a farce.

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Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko to run again in January presidential election

Authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his term through election opposition call a "farce".

Europe News

Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya urges global support

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the biggest challenger of President Alexander Lukashenko, talked to Euronews about her fight for a free Belarus from exile.

Europe News

My sister is slowly dying in Belarusian prison, says activist's family

Former flautist Maria Kolesnikova has been in jail in Belarus for four years, but her friends and family haven't heard from her since early 2023.

Europe News

Tsikhanouskaya praises Lithuania's bid to prosecute Lukashenko at ICC

Belarusian president and other officials are accused of crimes against humanity, including the mass forced deportations of refugees.

Belarus

What is happening to Belarusian political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava?

It’s been four years since the authorities in Minsk imprisoned Belarusian musician and political activist Maria Kalesnikava. Her younger sister and political ally refuse to let her be consigned to oblivion.

Europe News

Belarus pardons German medic sentenced to death for alleged terrorism

Belarus is the only country in Europe that still carries out capital punishment.

Belarus

Belarusian strongman President Lukashenko marks 30 years in power

Minsk regime leader Alexander Lukashenko has used Soviet-style controls to crack down on dissent over the past three decades and now firmly supports the Kremlin.

World News

'It's hard to fight our own dictatorship and a foreign dictatorship'

Where is the "Kashcheyeva's Needle" of Lukashenko's regime? Will Europe slip into a "yard fight" with "mafiosi" in Minsk and Moscow? Writer, activist and political emigrant Sasha Filipenko tells Euronews about his hopes and fears for Belarus

Europe News

Putin goes to Minsk for two-part meeting with Lukashenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko will spend two days discussing how to strengthen their alliance and discuss economic and security issues.

World News

Euroviews. In Europe, only local leadership will shed Soviet-era shackles

The war for a free society will not be won from an ivory tower in Washington or Brussels, but only through the action taken by local leaders on the ground, Brad Lips writes.

Poland

Reporters Without Borders launch satellite to reach Russian-speaking

Restricted media in areas under the Kremlin's influence and control have suffered further since the invasion of Ukraine.

Europe Decoded

Can Europe help pro-democracy Belarusians as Lukashenko cements rule?

Alexander Lukashenko has said he will run for re-election as Belarus’s president in 2025, delivering a further blow to the country’s stifled pro-democracy movement.

Belarus

Belarus elections were a 'sham', US says, as results are announced

Belarus election commission says 73 per cent of the country's eligible voters took part in the polls, filling all 110 seats in the national parliament.

Belarus

Belarusians vote in tightly controlled election amid boycott call

President Alexander Lukashenko has relied on subsidies and political support from his main ally, Russia, to survive the protests that followed his fraudulent re-election in 2020.

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Zielona Granica' ('Green Border')

An emotionally devastating indictment of a continuing EU crisis - and one of Agnieszka Holland's best films. It won the Special Jury Prize in Venice last year, and is one of the most gripping films you’ll see in 2024.

Belarus

Belarus accused of illegally transferring Ukrainian children

Ukraine and Belarus’ opposition party have claimed that the Belarusian government is sending children from occupied Ukraine for training with the army