Belarus Skier flees Belarus for Poland after Winter Olympics ban Her coach and father, Sergei Dolidovich, has been supportive of Belarus' opposition. 09/02/2022
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 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
Poland Poland grants humanitarian visa to second Belarusian athlete Olga Safronova was barred from competing in the Tokyo Olympics after criticising state authorities over the health of one of her horses. 06/09/2021
Belarus Medal won by exiled Belarusian sprinter auctioned to support athletes Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's silver medal from the 2019 European Games was sold for €17,800 on eBay to a collector from the United States. 27/08/2021
Biztech news Belarus Olympic runner used Google Translate to alert Tokyo police Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who arrived in Poland on Wednesday, says the translation app helped convince Japanese police she was in danger. 06/08/2021
Poland 'Belarus will be free': Exiled sprinter speaks out after Tokyo exit Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, showed Japanese police a translated plea for help on her phone after being escorted to the airport by Belarusian officials on Sunday. 05/08/2021
Ukraine Ukraine steps up protection of Belarusian exiles after activist death The announcement came after a Belarusian activist who ran a group helping Belarusians fleeing persecution was found hanged in Kyiv. 05/08/2021
Belarus 'Freedom is worth fighting for': Prominent Belarus dissidents on trial The trial of Maria Kolesnikova and Maxim Znak, both leading members of the opposition, takes place amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet republic. 05/08/2021
Belarus Dissident Belarusian sprinter arrives in Poland Tsimanouskaya claimed her team tried to force her to return home to Belarus, where she fears reprisal from the government after posting criticism on social media. 04/08/2021
world news 'No one is safe': Tears and fears at Kyiv vigil for dead Belarusian As they gathered to pay tribute to activist Vitali Shishov who was found dead in Kyiv on Tuesday, Belarusian exiles in Ukraine said they no longer felt safe from their country's autocratic leader. 04/08/2021