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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."

Belarus

International Women's Day: Meet Belarus' women political prisoners

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Euronews highlights the stories of Belarus' female political prisoners and the leading role of women in the country's democratic opposition movement.

Belarus

Belarus asks Lithuania to extradite opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya

Shortly after the elections, Tsikhanouskaya fled to neighbouring Lithuania and has been in exile since.

Russia

Lukashenko 'grateful' for Russian aid as Belarus leader meets Putin

"The money hasn't been thrown to the wind," Lukashenko told Putin amid reports he had come to Russia seeking another loan for Belarus.

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World News

EU foreign ministers to discuss Russia relations at council meeting

The EU foreign affairs council meeting follows Josep Borrell's trip to Moscow and the recent tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats.

Belarus

Two Belarusian journalists jailed for two years for covering protest

Andreyeva and Chultsova join the ranks of journalists already prosecuted for their role in covering the ongoing political unrest in Belarus following the disputed presidential elections in August.

Belarus

'An attempt to intimidate': Belarus arrests journalists and activists

"This is an attempt to intimidate journalists and human rights activists who have been telling the world about the unbelievable scale of repressions," said Viasna activist Valiantsin Stefanovich.

World News

Six ex-Soviet states get €40m to help their COVID-19 vaccine rollout

The joint €40 million programme will involve Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.

Lithuania

Meet the Belarusians in Lithuania who fled political crisis back home

Hundreds of Belarusians have fled to Lithuania since the disputed presidential election in August.

My Europe Series

'No justice, no judiciary': Belarus crisis exposed rule of law issue

“Under a dictatorship, there cannot be independent judges and courts," said disbarred lawyer Alexander Pylchenko. "Our country is not an exception."

Belarus

Belarus referred to the United Nations over jailing of journalists

Data shows Belarus was the most dangerous country in Europe for journalists in 2020.

Belarus

Belarus: High-profile media arrests are a 'tactic to shut down press'

"Journalistic work is clearly being criminalised," the Eastern Europe head at RSF told Euronews.

Belarus

Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko mocks U.S. over Capitol violence

“In our country, protesters and other dissatisfied people don’t storm government agencies and capitols,” Lukashenko said.

Ukraine

Ukrainian police find new evidence in Pavel Sheremet murder

Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb in Kyiv in July 2016. His murder has never been solved.

World News

Review of the Year: winds of protest in the East

Belarus, Bulgaria and Russia have different histories and peoples but common denominators: a Soviet past, authorities that seem to see themselves as irreplaceable and populations revolting against the status quo.

World News

Five non-coronavirus stories that shaped the world in 2020

Even without the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 was a year of monumental stories that will shape the world in the years to come.

My Europe Series

How the crisis in Belarus is politicising a new wave of street artists

They engage in a cat-and-mouse game with authorities who paint over their work often just hours after it's been created.

Europe News

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: EU sanctions against Belarus not enough

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarus' democratic opposition leader, spoke exclusively to Euronews as she accepted the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize on behalf of the country's opposition.

Europe News

Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya awarded EU’s Sakharov Prize

“We are bound to win, and we will win” declared Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, as she received the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize.

Belarus

Are individual acts of defiance replacing mass protests in Belarus?

Huge anti-Lukashenko protests have been held for months in Belarus, with little to show. Are demonstrators now changing tack?