Belarus
Death of Belarus protester sparks unrest and threat of more EU sanctions
Thousands of people took to the streets of Minsk and other Belarusian cities on Friday, after a 31-year-old anti-government protester died in…
Belarus security services detain hundreds of protesters in the capital
Hundreds of people were reportedly detained in Minsk on Sunday in the latest anti-government protests since a disputed August election returned Belarusian…
Belarus’ Lukashenko inaugurates nuclear power plant amid safety concerns
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko inaugurated a nuclear power plant on Saturday that some neighbouring countries have opposed because of safety concerns. Built…
Lukashenko partially closes the country’s land borders
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko partially closed the country's land borders and replaced his interior minister and named three security hawks to new…
Belarusian leader Lukashenko replaces his interior minister amid continuing protests
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko replaced his interior minister on Thursday, the Belta state news agency reported, as he faces mass protests calling…
Belarus opposition prepares mass strikes after Lukashenko ignores deadline to quit
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday, challenging his opponents to make good on their…
Belarus and Russia will respond to external threats, Lukashenko tells Pompeo: agencies
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were…
Democratic opposition in Belarus awarded 2020 Sakharov Prize
The democratic opposition in Belarus has been awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament. The annual human rights prize is…
Protesters defiant in Belarus despite firearms threat
Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand the resignation of veteran…
Belarus puts Tsikhanouskaya on wanted list
Belarus has put opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya on its wanted list for allegedly making calls to overthrow the constitutional order, the RIA…
Lukashenko given October 25 deadline to resign
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya set an Oct. 25 deadline on Tuesday for President Alexander Lukashenko to quit or face nationwide…
EU: MEPs select the finalists for Sakharov Prize 2020
The democratic opposition in Belarus, Guapinol activists and Berta Cáceres, and the Archbishop of Mosul were shortlisted for the 2020 Sakharov Prize…