Belarus political crisis

Belarus

Belarus refuses to invite OSCE observers to monitor upcoming elections

Officials from OSCE will not be allowed to oversee the country's parliamentary and local elections. This is the latest move of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to establish control over political institutions.

08/01/2024

Tech News

Tech is 'a beacon of democracy' for Belarus, says Tsikhanouskaya

Speaking to Euronews Next, Belarus' opposition leader reflected on human rights abuses in her homeland and technology's role in democracy.

21/11/2023

Poland

Belarusians fight for Ukraine with an eye on ousting Lukashenko

Lukashenko, a key ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin, won a disputed presidential election in 2020, sparking protests.

17/10/2022

Belarus

Belarus votes to ditch 'nuclear-free' status in disputed referendum

Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews that the result was a "threat" to the whole of Europe.

28/02/2022

Belarus

'Democratic world must show its teeth' on Belarus, says Tsikhanouskaya

The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews the regime in Minsk is 'hiding its domestic crisis' behind military drills with Russia and the threat to Ukraine.

19/02/2022

Belarus

New U.S. sanctions for Belarus officials over crackdown on dissidents

The U.S. State Department said it was acting in support of figures like sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who is now in Poland after avoiding repatriation over Belarus criticism at the 2021 Olympics.

04/02/2022

My Europe Series

Is Europe turning its back on Belarusians fleeing Lukashenko's regime?

Poland was the only country to grant asylum to Belarusians in significant numbers, according to Eurostat.

04/01/2022

Belarus

Belarus imposes retaliatory sanctions on EU and UK airlines

Belarus said it would also ban imports of Western goods from countries that imposed sanctions on Minsk.

06/12/2021

Belarus

Belarus threatens to retaliate against latest EU and US sanctions

Minsk has admitted the latest sanctions on airliners and travel companies will "economically stifle" the country.

03/12/2021

Europe News

Watch: Belarus' opposition leader urges EU to respond with 'values'

The Belarusian opposition leader tells Euronews the only way to solve the ongoing border is to dismantle the regime of Alexander Lukashenko.

24/11/2021

Europe News

EU urged to stand firm against 'desperate and illegitimate' Belarus

A surge of migrants attempting to cross into Poland from Belarus has brought international condemnation and threats of more sanctions against Lukashenko's regime.

09/11/2021

Poland

EU: Belarus guilty of 'cynical' exploitation of Polish border migrants

Poland, the EU and the US have accused Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko of exploiting migrants after a large group gathered at the border on Monday attempting to cross into Poland.

08/11/2021

World News

Belarus 'using migrants to blackmail Europe', says Tsikhanouskaya

The opposition leader tells Euronews Greece that migrants are "hostages of the system" as Belarusian authorities use them to put pressure on European borders.

02/10/2021

Belarus

Belarusian political activist Maria Kolesnikova given 11 years in jail

Kolesnikova was a key figure of the Belarusian opposition in last year's disputed presidential election.

06/09/2021

My Europe Series

Tsikhanouskaya on peaceful protests and the long wait for change

The hijacking of a Ryan Air Flight and the death of Vitali Shishov, who was found hanged in Kyiv, has kept the pressure on Belarus' exiled opposition. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya talks to Euronews on what has been gained, and what has been lost, one year after the Belarusian uprising.

23/08/2021

Poland

Political spat leaves Afghans trapped on Polish-Belarusian border

A Polish humanitarian group has demanded the group, which includes a teenage girl and several sick people, be allowed to claim asylum in their country.

20/08/2021