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Belarusian athlete who fled Lukashenko becomes Polish citizen

The 25-year-old sprinter gained international attention by refusing orders to return to Belarus after criticising her country's athletics federation.

Belarus

Two years after Belarus election, 'torch of freedom' still burning

The 9 August 2020 elections -- believed to have been rigged by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko -- sparked unprecedented protests, leading to a crackdown against opponents of the regime and tens of thousands of arrests.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: What you need to know about the conflict

Belarus

UN aviation agency blames Belarus for Ryanair plane diversion

The body said that "senior Belarusian officials" had sent a "deliberately false" bomb threat to aircraft to divert it to Minsk and arrest a dissident journalist.

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Europe News

Europol dismantles network smuggling migrants through Belarus into EU

Law enforcement authorities arrested 11 people for smuggling migrants through Belarus into the European Union.

Belarus

Belarusian journalist sentenced to more than eight years in prison

The 28-year-old was already serving a two-year sentence for reporting on opposition demonstrations in 2020.

My Europe Series

Belarusians fighting for Ukraine to keep hopes alive of change at home

“If Ukraine loses against Russia, then the freedom of Belarus stands no chance.”

Belarus

Belarus abolishes visa requirements for Polish citizens for six months

Minsk says the decision aims to foster "good neighbourly" relations amid heightened tensions.

Poland

Poland completes 186-kilometre border wall with Belarus

The EU has accused Belarus of waging "hybrid warfare" by pushing migrants towards the bloc's borders in an attempt to destabilise it.

Belarus

Jailed Russian partner of Belarus dissident asks Lukashenko for pardon

Sapega was sentenced in May to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred" and "violence and threats".

Belarus

Tsikhanouskaya: EU candidacy for Moldova and Ukraine will set example

The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews that no one deserves EU candidacy status more than Ukraine.

Germany

Tikhanovskaya and Belarusian activists receive Europe's top honour for services to unity

The three pro-democracy figures were honoured with the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany. One of them, Maria Kalesnikava, is still in prison in Belarus.

World News

Belarusian volunteers join Ukraine's foreign legion as the war passes the three-month mark

Belarusian fighters have answered President Zelenskyy's call for foreign fighters to join Ukraine's resistance - united against the alliance between Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin.

Belarus

Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition

Belarus is the last country in Europe still to apply the death penalty, executing several people each year by firing squad.

Culture news

The most international band you've ever seen

They might not have made it to Eurovision, but the Lithuanian-Afghan-Belarussian-Sri Lankan band 'Up Hill 7' has a message for Europe.

Belarus

Ryanair plane diversion: Journalist's girlfriend gets 6-year jail term

Sofia Sapega and Protasevich were arrested in 2021 after their flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted by a Belarusian MiG-29 fighter jet to Minsk.

Belarus

'I feel it's dragged on': Lukashenko on Russia's war in Ukraine

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko has been talking about the war in Ukraine and the use of nuclear weapons in the conflict.

Belarus

Belarus' first president Stanislav Shushkevich dies aged 87

Shushkevich is best known for informing Mikhail Gorbachev about the end of the Soviet Union and leading Belarus to independence.

Sport

Russian and Belarusian players banned from Wimbledon over Ukraine war

The ATP has criticised the All England Club's decision as "unfair" and "unilateral".

Belarus

Belarus accuses Poland border guards about slingshot incident

Polish security forces allegedly tried to "blind the Belarusian border guards with strobe lights".