brussels bureau 24/11/2017 EU seeks closer eastern ties EU leaders say they want closer ties with their eastern neighbours. The Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels hosted a number of former Soviet
brussels bureau 23/11/2017 EU seeks to closer ties with eastern neighbours Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has long sought EU membership for his country. But offiicials in Kiev are angry that a new meeting in Brussels
Belarus 20/11/2017 Belarus charges Ukrainian journalist with espionage Pavlo Sharoyko accused of recruiting network of informants in Belarus for Ukrainian Defence Ministry.
Belarus 06/11/2017 Belarus: Opposition commemorate victims of Stalin's Great Terror Belarussian protesters march through Minsk to commemorate the thousands of who were executed and buried during Stalin's "Great Terror".
Russia 20/09/2017 Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills
Russia 19/09/2017 Helicopter 'fires on bystanders' at Russia's Zapad military exercise Footage of the incident shows a helicopter firing a salvo of rockets at a military truck, with one man appearing to fall to the ground
Russia 18/09/2017 Vladimir Putin looks on as Russia flexes its military muscles The Zapad-2017 drills are a joint exercise between Russia and Belarus, but the Russian Defence Ministry says the West has no cause for alarm.
world news 15/09/2017 Zapad 2017: what you need to know about Belarus and Russia's military exercises This week Russia and Belarus are conducting drills that have worried Nato members.
Poland 01/09/2017 Protests at Polish logging of ancient forest It's the new front in the bitter conflict pitting Warsaw against Brussels: Europe's oldest forest, at Poland's border with Belarus.
Libya 25/04/2017 Libya's only female body-builder prepares for Belorussian international competition Fathia Al-Amamy is Libya's only female body-builder. She will represent her country in Belarus this summer in an international competition.
Belarus 21/04/2017 Belarus orphanage children found on brink of starvation A criminal inquiry is underway after 100 children in homes in Minsk were discovered seriously malnourished and suffering from neglect.
Belarus 01/04/2017 Belarus police raid offices of TV channel Police in Belarus have raided the offices of an independent TV channel in Minsk, seizing equipment and detaining at least one cameraman.
Belarus 27/03/2017 Belarus opposition leader released from custody amid protests As people continue to gather in Belarus to demonstrate against the government, an opposition leader has been released after three days in custody.
Belarus 27/03/2017 Minsk protesters arrested after calling for the release of colleagues Belarus police take protesters away for demanding the release of fellow activists who had been detained the day before
Belarus 25/03/2017 Belarus protest turns violent as hundreds arrested Police in Belarus arrest hundreds as clashes occur when a mass rally turns into a protest against an unpopular new tax.
Belarus 13/03/2017 Belarus protests put more pressure on Lukashenko over 'parasite' tax Braving the wrath of their hardline president, protesters took to the streets of Belarus over the weekend in the latest show of anger at a so-called ‘social parasite tax’ on those deemed to be doing t
Belarus 09/03/2017 Belarus halts collection of 'social parasite' tax Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has suspended a tax on those not in full-time employment, after public opposition sparked mass protests.
Belarus 26/02/2017 Protests in Belarus over 'social parasite tax' Street protests in Belarus against a new tax on part-time workers spread on Sunday from Minsk to other towns.
Belarus 19/02/2017 Rare protests in Belarus spread beyond the capital Rare protests in Belarus have spread beyond the capital Minsk to the second largest city Gomel where around 2000 people have marched against a harsh new tax law.
Belarus 17/02/2017 Belarusians denounce 'law against social parasites' Around 2,000 Belarusians have taken to the streets to rally against a law imposing a tax on those not in full-time employment.
