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August 3, 2022, 4:13 PM
Belarus court gives another journalist a lengthy prison term
A court in Belarus has sentenced yet another independent journalist to a lengthy prison term
August 3, 2022, 4:13 PM
3 months ago
'A long journey': Volunteers from Belarus fight for Ukraine
Belarusians are among the foreign fighters who have volunteered to take up arms in Ukraine against Russian forces
3 months ago
3 months ago
Woman forced to land in Belarus gets 6 years in prison
A woman who ran a Belarusian opposition messaging app channel and was arrested along with her activist boyfriend when an airliner they were on was forced to land in Belarus has been convicted of charges that included inciting social hatred
3 months ago
3 months ago
The AP Interview: Belarus admits Russia's war 'drags on'
Belarus' leader didn’t expect Russia’s “operation” in Ukraine to drag on.
3 months ago
4 months ago
Belarus launches new crackdown on activists, journalists
The authorities in Belarus have conducted a new wave of searches and arrests of union activists and independent journalists
4 months ago
5 months ago
‘Belarus has become Putin’s puppet’: Military analyst
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with ABC News contributor and retired Col. Steve Ganyard about the intensification of Putin’s invasion of Russia.
5 months ago
6 months ago
Belarus leader downplays possible deployment to Syria
Belarus’ authoritarian president says he has no intention of sending troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces in the country but is holding the door open for a potential deployment of military medics there
6 months ago
6 months ago
Turkish president offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Jens Stoltenberg is concerned about Russia's continued military buildup.
6 months ago
6 months ago
Belarus leader tells opposition leaders: 'Repent and kneel'
Belarus’ authoritarian leader has advised exiled opposition activists to “come home, repent and kneel,” while repeating a vague promise to step down if the people “make the decision” for him
6 months ago
7 months ago
Poland starts building metal wall on border with Belarus
Construction workers with heavy machinery are digging on Poland's border with Belarus as work has started on a wall intended to block migrants pushed by Belarus, in what the European Union calls a “hybrid attack,” from crossing illegally into EU territory
7 months ago
8 months ago
Belarus jails husband of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for 18 years
Belarus court sentenced Sergey Tikhanovsky, husband of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, to 18 years in prison.
8 months ago
8 months ago
Probe by Poland refutes Belarus account of diverted flight
Polish security officials say the diversion to Minsk of a Lithuania-bound flight carrying a self-exiled Belarusian journalist was an act of “state terrorism” carried out to detain an opponent of Belarus’ government
8 months ago
8 months ago
Belarus alleges airspace violation; Ukraine calls claim fake
Tensions are rising between the two neighbors.
8 months ago
8 months ago
Hundreds of migrants living in squalor in warehouse in Belarus amid ongoing border crisis
Over 1,500 migrants are living in a warehouse in Belarus amid the migration crisis with Poland that the EU accuses Alexander Lukashenko of engineering.
8 months ago
8 months ago
Thousands of migrants stuck in squalid conditions in Belarus
ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports from Belarus on the migrant crisis at the border with Poland, as people remain trapped in worsening conditions.
8 months ago
8 months ago
Belarusian leader accuses Lithuania of dumping dead migrants
There have been tensions for months at the Belarus border.
8 months ago
9 months ago
Lukashenko offers migrants who stay at border food, clothes
Lukashenko's visit comes after weeks of tensions at the border.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Belarus says it has helped more than 100 migrants leave
Belarusian authorities say they have helped more than 100 migrants leave the country and more are prepared to leave
9 months ago
9 months ago
At the Poland-Belarus border, efforts to ease suffering among migrants
Polish charities and local people have stepped in to try to help migrants.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Iraqi migrants caught in border tensions in Belarus fly home
More than 400 Iraqis are seeking to fly home from Belarus.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Belarus brings some migrants in from cold at Polish border
Officials say groups of migrants who were camped in the cold on the Poland-Belarus border have been moved to a nearby warehouse in Belarusian territory, with some of them still harboring hopes of entering the European Union
9 months ago
9 months ago
Tensions erupt along the Poland-Belarus border
Hundreds of desperate migrants were allegedly encouraged -- or forced -- by Belarusian police to attack the Polish border troops.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Migrants stranded at Belarus border in new standoff with Polish police
Poland and Lithuania have blocked migrants who are trapped in the forests along the border, often for weeks in freezing temperatures and without food.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Tensions rise along Belarus-Poland border
Ian Pannell reports from Narewka, Poland, on the growing migrant crisis at the border.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Macron, Putin discuss deescalating Belarus border tensions
The European Union is set to expand sanctions against Belarus.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Refugees trapped between Belarus-Poland border
The EU has accused Belarus’ dictator of encouraging migrants to come to the border because of sanctions imposed on his country.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Polish PM mulls asking NATO to hold talks amid border crisis
Poland's prime minister says Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are considering asking NATO for emergency talks as they struggle to manage a tense standoff on their borders with Belarus
9 months ago
9 months ago
Polish police find body of young Syrian near Belarus border
Polish police say the body of a young Syrian man has been found in the woods near the border with Belarus
9 months ago
9 months ago
Tensions rise in migrant standoff at Poland-Belarus border
Poland reinforced its border with Belarus with more riot police, a day after groups of migrants tried to storm through a razor-wire fence on the eastern frontier where thousands have camped on the Belarusian side in the tense standoff
9 months ago
9 months ago
Standoff ensues after Belarus escorts 1,000 migrants to border with Poland
A standoff is taking place on the border between Poland and Belarus, after Belarusian authorities escorted hundreds of migrants up to it.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Belarus forces US to close public diplomacy, USAID offices
Belarus has forced the closure of the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy and USAID offices in a move that comes amid the tensions with the U.S. and its allies over Belarusian authorities’ crackdown on protests
9 months ago
10 months ago
Belarus accused of funneling thousands of migrants to border due to Western sanctions
ABC’s Ines De La Cuatera reports on the migration crisis in Belarus, where President Alexander Lukashenko is blamed for organizing the crossing of over 16,000 migrants to the Poland-Belarus border.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Humanitarian crisis brewing near the border of Belarus and Poland
The European Union is accusing Belarus' president of organizing the illegal passage of migrants into Poland and other European countries.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Trapped in the woods: Belarus accused of using migrants as weapons
Belarus accused of using migrants as weapons.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Rights group: Belarus detains 100 people after KGB shootout
A Belarus human rights group said Friday that some 100 people have been detained in the wake of a shootout that left an opposition supporter and a KGB officer dead
10 months ago
1 year ago
Top Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova sentenced to 11 years
Top Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova has been sentenced to 11 years in jail by a court in Minsk.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
Two leading opposition activists were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Polish lawmakers uphold state of emergency at Belarus border
Poland’s parliament has upheld the state of emergency along the border with Belarus that was declared last week amid migration pressure
1 year ago
1 year ago
Poland detains activists for damaging barrier with Belarus
Polish authorities are building a fence on the Belarus border to stop migrants.
1 year ago
1 year ago
EU condemns Belarus for 'direct attack' using migrants
The European Union is condemning Belarus for what it says is an attempt to destabilize the bloc by deliberating sending scores of migrants across its borders
1 year ago
1 year ago
Belarusian activist sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison
He stabbed himself in the neck two months ago to protest political repression.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Belarus denies entry to US ambassador, cuts US Embassy staff
Belarus says it has rescinded its permission for the U.S. ambassador's appointment and told the U.S. to cut its embassy staff in retaliation for Washington’s sanctions
1 year ago
1 year ago
UK tightens Belarus sanctions 1 year after 'fraudulent' vote
Britain is tightening economic sanctions against Belarus as it seeks to punish President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime for undermining democracy and human rights on the anniversary of “fraudulent” elections
1 year ago
1 year ago
Hundreds in Warsaw protest political repression in Belarus
Many carried the Belarusian opposition flag and chanted "Long live Belarus!"
1 year ago
1 year ago
Belarus sees a year of fierce repression after disputed vote
President Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron fist since taking power.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Belarus Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya feared for her safety after criticizing coaches
1 year ago
1 year ago
'Freedom is worth fighting for': Belarus activists on trial
Leading opposition figures went on trial in Belarus Wednesday, part of a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet nation that was rocked by months of protests
1 year ago
1 year ago
Head of group for exiled Belarusians found hanged in Ukraine
Vitaly Shishov was found hanged in a city park not far from his home.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Japan: Belarus runner involved in airport standoff is safe
A Belarus sprinter has alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Belarus government blocks top media outlet, detain reporters
The Belarusian authorities have blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained several of its journalists, the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on dissent and independent media in the ex-Soviet nation
1 year ago