Belarus Belarus: meet two women who are risking prison to maintain dissent Meet Sophia and Natallia. They are still openly against the government's continued crackdown on dissent. But their lives are complicated. 05/07/2021
Belarus Trial of Sergei Tsikhanousky, Sviatlana's husband, opens in Belarus Sergei Tsikhanousky, a popular video blogger, is one of six men standing trial. He is accused of "preparation of mass disorder" and "incitement to hatred". 24/06/2021
Belarus Belarusian journalist arrested off flight was 'hostage' at briefing The Belarusian dissident journalist who was arrested after authorities diverted a Ryanair flight to Minsk was present at a foreign ministry press briefing on Monday. 14/06/2021
brussels bureau Belarus sanctions likely to be approved later this month, says EU MEPs debated the situation in Belarus with the EU's High Representative Josep Borrell on Tuesday. 08/06/2021
Belarus Belarusian opposition politician sentenced to 7 years in prison Pavel Seviarynets was sentenced along with six other activists on Tuesday amid international fury over Minsk's forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist. 25/05/2021
Europe Belarus: Lukashenko claims he foiled US-backed 'coup' as 2 arrested The Belarusian President said that it was very "the FBI, the CIA" were "most likely" involved in the alleged plot to assassinate him and his family. 18/04/2021
Belarus Belarus: Over 200 arrested during Freedom Day protests The EU's top diplomat warned on Thursday that "we are witnessing a further escalation of repression against the Belarusian people". 26/03/2021
Belarus European journalists demand release of jailed Belarusian colleagues More than 50 European journalists' unions on Thursday urged their governments to up the pressure on Belarus to release jailed journalists as the country marks Freedom Day. 25/03/2021
Belarus EU rejects claim that European funds financed Lukashenko's 'goldmine' A new documentary film alleges that EU funds contributed to financing Lukashenko's regime and his lavish lifestyle. The bloc has rejected the accusations as "completely unfounded and baseless." 10/03/2021
