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Latvia stops 28 irregular migrants from Belarus after tunnel crossing

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Latvia steps up border security amid surge in migration from Belarus

The Latvian government says the increase in irregular migration represents a hybrid threat orchestrated by Russia and Belarus.

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Euroviews. Euronews ban in Belarus: Those who ban media fear the truth

The ban on Euronews in Belarus shows that the battle of systems with autocracies centres on whether people can access independent information, SPD politician Holger Mann writes in an Euronews opinion piece.

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EU stands in 'solidarity' with Euronews following ban in Belarus

The European Union and various leading press freedom organisations have condemned Belarus’ designation of Euronews as “extremist”, calling it part of a broader crackdown on independent media.

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Belarus joins Russia’s war on freedom of information

Belarus’ obscure decision to ban Euronews’ website on its territory follows Russia’s blocking of all Euronews content, as both nations continue to clamp down on the media.

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Exclusive: Euronews ‘extremist’ label is Lukashenka’s revenge, Tsikhanouskaya said

Exclusive: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Belarus’ “extremist” label for Euronews shows the Lukashenka regime is afraid of independent information, and warned that it could put journalists, sources and audiences at risk for seeking or sharing the channel's news.

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Belarus ban of Euronews sparks debate and support across Europe

Earlier this week, the Belarusian information ministry placed Euronews’ website on its "Republican List of Extremist Materials," according to Belarus-based media.

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Euronews Belarus ban turns viewers into targets, Tsikhanouskaya says

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has condemned Minsk’s designation of Euronews as “extremist” media, calling it an attack on both press freedom and the broadcaster’s audience in Belarus.

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Belarus designates Euronews’ website as 'extremist' media

Euronews condemns Belarus’ obscure and unilateral decision to designate Euronews’ digital news coverage as “extremist,” a measure which exposes Euronews’ huge audience in Belarus to legal penalties for “storing or distributing” Euronews’ pan-European content.

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Polish security services probe Belarusian terror attack warning

Belarusian authorities say an individual was planning an attack targeting the children of a Belarusian activist living in Poland.

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Latvia bans books, newspapers and video games from Russia and Belarus

Latvia has approved a national ban on imports of a wide range of Russian and Belarusian consumer goods such as books, video games, clothing, toys and sport equipment.

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Latvian PM: Putin stepping up hybrid war due to Ukraine losses

In an exclusive interview with Europe Today, Latvia’s Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs says the “top level of the Russian mob” is behind a recent uptick in attempted migrant crossings into his country from Belarus.

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Latvia becomes Lukashenka's latest pressure point for the EU

Belarus has shifted migrant routes towards Latvia's border, forcing Riga to call on its neighbours for support as the Baltic state heads into an election campaign. Lithuania is now considering whether to introduce temporary border controls to manage a rise in secondary migration from Latvia.

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Former Polish deputy minister supplied first-aid kits to Russia's army

Krzysztof Tołwiński, a former deputy treasury minister in a PiS government, released footage from Belarus saying he had given first-aid kits to Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.

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Zelenskyy gives 1-week ultimatum to Belarus over drone relay equipment

During a media briefing in Kyiv on Friday, Zelenskyy threatened Ukraine will take down the drone relay equipment on the border if the Belarusian leader, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, doesn't do anything to address it.

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Bus with Belarus children hit by a drone in Russia, Moscow claims

A bus carrying a children's football team from Belarus in Russia's border Bryansk region was hit by a drone, according to Russian officials. Moscow claims it was attacked by Ukraine, but Kyiv denies it carried out any operations in the area.

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Lukashenka apologises to 'young and inexperienced' Zelenskyy

Belarus leader Aliaksandr Lukashenka said that Belarus poses no threat to Ukraine as he apologised to Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his harsh comments in the past, while saying Ukraine’s president was “not a military man”.