Belarus
Putin throws $1.5 billion lifeline to embattled Belarus leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed a $1.5 billion loan on Belarus on Monday in a gesture of support for its leader Alexander…
U.N. human rights chief says reports of Belarus violence are alarming
The United Nations human rights chief said on Monday her office was receiving "alarming reports" of the ongoing violent repression of peaceful…
Police in Belarus detained 774 people at protests on eve of Putin summit
Police detained 774 people on Sunday at huge anti-government protests across Belarus, including 500 people detained in the capital Minsk, the Belarusian…
Lukashenko heads to Russia for talks with Putin
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus will seek the backing of Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a crucial meeting on Monday after a fifth…
Over 100,000 Belarus protesters flood streets to demand end of Lukashenko
At least 100,000 Belarusian protesters took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations yet against President…
EU seeks urgent debate on Belarus at U.N. rights body
The European Union is requesting an urgent debate on Belarus at the top U.N. rights body next week, describing a “deterioration” in…
Diplomats say Turkey-Cyprus dispute holding up EU’s Belarus sanctions
European Union sanctions on Belarus are being delayed by a separate dispute between Cyprus and Turkey over energy resources in the Eastern…
Belarus opposition leader says authorities threatened to kill her
Belarus opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried…
EU sanctions against Belarus should target Lukashenko – Germany’s Weber
The European Union must impose sanctions on Belarus in response to a crackdown on opposition protests and the measures should also target…
Reports Belarusian protest leader detained by masked men
Unidentified masked men detained prominent Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova in central Minsk on Monday morning and drove her off in a…
EU to blacklist 31 Belarus senior officials over election, diplomats say
The European Union aims to impose economic sanctions on 31 senior Belarus officials including the country’s interior minister by mid-September, three EU…
Security forces crack down on mass protest in Belarus
Security forces in Belarus detained scores of protesters and were filmed beating a man as he lay on the street, as the…