Belarus
‘Happy Birthday, you rat’ – Protesters chant in Belarus
Belarusians chanting “Happy Birthday, you rat” and flying red-and-white opposition flags gathered near President Alexander Lukashenko’s residence on Sunday as protesters kept…
Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Moscow – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to meet in Moscow in coming weeks, the Kremlin said on…
Tensions simmer as Poland calls Lukashenko’s words unacceptable, Belarus puts half of army combat ready
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s comments that Warsaw may be plotting to seize part of the country if its political crisis worsened are…
Belarus detains around 20 journalists preparing to cover protests
Belarusian police detained around 20 journalists preparing to cover a protest in central Minsk on Thursday and confiscated their telephones and identity…
Poland warns against Russia’s military intervention in Belarus
Russia should not intervene militarily in Belarus under the pretence of restoring control there, Polish Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter…
Tech firms threaten to quit Belarus after crackdown, internet outages
For Belarus's thriving tech industry, it didn't matter much that the country's president referred to the internet as "garbage" and state factories…
NATO chief says Lukashenko must respect fundamental rights
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to respect fundamental rights and said it would be unjustified…
Belarus jails two opposition members
Belarus jailed two opposition leaders for 10 days on Tuesday as the government pursued a crackdown on the few figures still at…
Tsikhanouskaya hopes dialogue with Belarusian authorities will start soon
Belarusian opposition presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who has led the biggest challenge to Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year rule, hopes a dialogue with the…
Lithuanians stand in vast chain of support for Belarus opposition
Lithuanians stood in a 35,000-strong human chain stretching 34 km (21 miles) from central Vilnius to the Belarus border on Sunday to…
Belarus protesters flood Minsk
Tens of thousands of protesters demanding President Alexander Lukashenko step down flooded into Minsk on Sunday, at one point staging a brief…
Lukashenko orders army to defend Belarus’ borders
Claims by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that "foreign powers" are organising a build-up of troops on the country's border are baseless, says…