Belarus Protests

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.

18/10/2024

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.

06/09/2024

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

01/06/2024

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

Lithuania

Lithuania to give Belarusians special passports amid repression fears

Vilnius has struggled to form a coherent policy on its population of Belarusian exiles in recent months.

11/09/2023

Belarus

Euroviews. Today, Minsk is the European capital of political prisoners

Lukashenka's continued repression of dissent is a catastrophe unfolding right now in the middle of Europe and on the EU's border. Remaining silent about it will come at a significant cost, Anna Zlatkovskaya, Inna Kavalionak, and Vita Dudko write.

30/05/2023

Work

For Belarus' tech exiles, Poland's business visa is a vital lifeline

Once the talent driving Belarus' burgeoning tech scene, workers who fled Lukashenko's regime have now found a home and career in Poland.

19/03/2023

Belarus

Belarus jails five people for alleged attempted coup

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had claimed that he had foiled a coup in April last year.

05/09/2022

Belarus

Belarusian journalist sentenced to more than eight years in prison

The 28-year-old was already serving a two-year sentence for reporting on opposition demonstrations in 2020.

13/07/2022

Belarus

Tsikhanouskaya: EU candidacy for Moldova and Ukraine will set example

The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews that no one deserves EU candidacy status more than Ukraine.

22/06/2022

Belarus

Girlfriend of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich goes on trial

Sofia Sapega and Roman Protasevich were arrested in May 2021 while flying from Athens to Viulnius.

28/03/2022

Belarus

Nasha Niva: Belarusian journalists jailed in latest media crackdown

The independent newspaper was blocked by Belarus in July and banned as an "extremist" entity in November.

16/03/2022

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

Switzerland

Swiss-Belarusian ‘political prisoner’ freed after 17 months

The 52-year-old was arrested in September 2020 for taking part in opposition demonstrations in Belarus.

18/02/2022

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

Prominent Belarusian journalist Siarhei Satsuk arrested

Satsuk is the 30th journalist, who is currently in custody in Belarus, either awaiting trial or serving a sentence.

09/12/2021

Belarus

Lukashenko accuses Lithuania of dumping dead bodies in Belarus

He has tried to cast the tensions over migrants as part of a Western plot against Belarus and Russia.

29/11/2021

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

Belsat TV's followers are 'extremist', says Belarus' Interior Ministry

Citizens who follow "extremist" organisations can face up to seven years in prison.

03/11/2021

Europe Decoded

Belarus threatens to criminalise certain social media channels

Belarus' Main Directorate for Fighting Organised Crime has said that citizens who subscribe to "extremist Telegram channels and chats" are also criminally liable.

14/10/2021