Tag: Belarus
Belarus opposition leader urges international probe of govt
PRAGUE — A Belarusian opposition leader has called for the creation of an international tribunal to investigate and prosecute crimes reportedly committed by the...
New Belarusian law threatens protesters with years in prison
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian president on Tuesday signed a law that threatens demonstrators with years in prison — the latest move in a...
Belarus club removed from European hockey competition
ZURICH — The only team from Belarus in the Europe-wide Champions Hockey League was removed from next season’s competition on Tuesday because of travel...
Navalny daughter accepts human rights award on his behalf
GENEVA — The daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accepted a human rights award on her father's behalf on Tuesday for his...
Polish PM vows support for Belarusians after ally’s remark
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's prime minister vowed Monday that the government would always support the Belarusian people struggling for democracy, weighing in after a...
Lithuania says Belarus could be behind recent migrant influx
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania has detained a group of nine Iraqi asylum-seekers who had entered the Baltic country from Belarus, officials said Monday.
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In Belarus, yellow tags single out political prisoners
KYIV, Ukraine — While visiting her son in a Belarusian prison, Natallia Makavetskaya saw deep scars on his wrists left by tight handcuffs. She...
Belarus opposition leader unveils memorial to Polish freedom
WARSAW, Poland — A Belarusian opposition leader on Friday helped unveil a new monument commemorating Solidarity, the Polish trade union and freedom movement that...
Opposition: Belarusian dissident forced to confess on TV
WARSAW, Poland — The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he...
Belarusian journalist in prison video after flight diversion
KYIV, Ukraine — A dissident journalist arrested when Belarus diverted his flight said in a video from prison that he has been set up...