Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next The Cube 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
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian hacktivists claim drone attack on Minsk riot police base Footage of the incident showed loud bangs and flashes emanating from part of the compound. 13/10/2021
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Now playing Next Belarus Belarus hits back at EU and announces vote on a new constitution Critics say the new constitution could further cement President Lukashenko's grip on power after months of mass protests. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next Belarus EU 'stands in solidarity' with Latvia, Lithuania and Poland over Belarus EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that Alexander Lukashenko was "cynically" using migrants and refugees to damage Belarus' neighbours. 03/09/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus to receive large batch of weapons from Russia, says Lukashenko President Alexander Lukashenko says Belarus will soon receive dozens of combat jets, helicopters, and air defense missile systems from Russia. 02/09/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus carries out fresh raids at private news agency belaPAN Belarus police searched and detained employees of the independent news agency belaPAN in an escalating crackdown on the media. 18/08/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian activist sentenced, weeks after stabbing himself in court Stsiapan Latypau was reportedly given an eight-a-and-half-year sentence after his trial resumed on Monday. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian authorities detain over 20 in new wave of arrests According to the Viasna Human Rights Centre, there are currently 631 political prisoners in the country. 13/08/2021
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Belarus Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care, says press union Andrei Skurko was arrested earlier this month when authorities raided prominent Nasha Niva newspaper. He has reportedly been infected with COVID-19 while in detention. 29/07/2021
