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Belarus

Belarus opposition leader's husband given 18-year jail term

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said her husband -- a blogger and critic of disputed president Alexander Lukashenko -- was given the sentence on Tuesday.

Poland

Polish investigation refutes Belarusian claims about diverted flight

The plane was diverted to Minsk, where Belarusian opposition figure and journalist Roman Protasevich was arrested.

World News

Hungary gives visa to Belarusian official expelled from Czech Republic

Vladimir Bazanov was arrested last month for illegally entering Czech territory, police said.

World News

'Bleak year': Number of jailed journalists hits record high, says NGO

There were 293 journalists jailed for their work over the past twelve months, up from 280 in 2020.

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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.

Poland

Polish soldiers find body of suspected migrant near Belarus border

Human rights groups say at least 13 people have already died near the Poland-Belarus border since the start of the summer.

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.

World News

Ukraine denies Belarusian allegations of repeated airspace violations

Belarus' foreign ministry said it had summoned a Ukrainian military official to protest against the alleged airspace violation.

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.

Europe Decoded

Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stir border tensions, says Meta

Facebook's parent company also said it had removed dozens of fake Polish accounts that posed as migrants.

Europe News

Brussels accused of 'weakening asylum rights' to manage Belarus crisis

The European Commission is facing backlash after it proposed to give Poland, Latvia and Lithuania more flexibility to process asylum applications.

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.

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Berlin: 6000 green lights in solidarity with migrants in Belarus

A collective of NGOs placed 6,000 green lights in front of the Bundestag to demand the reception of migrants blocked at the border between Poland and Belarus.

World News

EU and NATO vow action against 'hybrid threats' on Baltic visit

The visit of EU and NATO's top officials to Lithuania was dominated by the Belarus migrant crisis and Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

Belarus

Belarus will not force migrants to return home, says Lukashenko

Lukashenko made his first public appearance at the Polish border since the start of the crisis.

Ukraine

Ukraine sends 8,500 troops to its Belarus border over migrants fear

The Belarus-Poland border crisis has sparked fears in Kyiv that migrants will soon be sent Ukraine's way.

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.

Poland

Poland reports more migrant crossing attempts from Belarus

There were 267 attempts to cross the border fence from Belarus on Tuesday.

Europe News

EU to blacklist transport companies involved in human trafficking

Under the new rules, the European Commission will be able to suspend flights, limit operations and withdraw licences across EU territory.

Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko says EU should take in more migrants

Lukashenko called on the EU to take in 2,000 migrants stranded in Belarus. The EU says Belarus has lured migrants to the country as part of a "hybrid attack" on the bloc.