Britain on Friday became the latest European country to recall their ambassadors from Belarus in solidarity with Poland and Lithuania … More
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Tens of thousands rally in Minsk, police use water cannon
MOSCOW: Tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday (Oct 4) to … More
Belarus: Putin denounces ‘external pressure’ as Macron meets Tsikhanouskaya
French President Emmanuel Macron pushed for European mediation in the Belarus political crisis after a meeting with the country’s opposition … More
France’s Macron says Belarus leader Lukashenko ‘has to go’
EU refuses to recognise Lukashenko as legitimate president of ex-Soviet republic as Minsk slams foreign intervention. French President Emmanuel Macron … More
Belarus: Lukashenko inaugurated in unannounced ceremony
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, whose re-election in a disputed poll last month led to weeks of mass protests, has been … More
Maria Kolesnikova charged with causing harm to Belarusian national security
Maria Kolesnikova, the Belarusian opposition figure who was detained last week, will face charges of harming national security, authorities said. … More
Putin pledges a $1.5 billion loan while meeting Lukashenko in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised a massive loan to Belarus after welcoming embattled ally Alexandar Lukashenko in Sochi. The Belarusian … More
Belarus protest leader Kolesnikova detained at Ukraine border
The opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova is reportedly being held in Belarus after resisting a forced deportation to Ukraine. Local media … More
Masked men reportedly seize senior Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova in Minsk
Unidentified men in black on Monday morning grabbed Maria Kolesnikova, a leading Belarusian opposition figure, and pushed her into a … More
Thousands of women in Belarus protest against Lukashenko
As women, students, and LGBTQ people march, prominent opposition activist says authorities forced her to leave Belarus. Thousands of women … More
COVID-19 continues to spread in Eurasia
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan report new cases, deaths related to virus NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan : Cases of the novel … More