HISTORICAL FACTS: 29 - The Untold Story

OSCE laments Belarus' refusal to allow its monitors to observe February's parliamentary vote

A top trans-Atlantic security and rights watchdog is criticizing Belarus’ refusal to allow the group to observe its parliamentary vote, saying that it defies the country’s international obligations

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024

Craig Tiley flags Australian Open security warning

Only the flags of those players competing will be allowed on display at this year's Australian Open, while Russian and Belarusian flags are banned altogether.

AAP · Jan 6, 2024

Belarus' authoritarian leader tightens control over the country's religious groups

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly tightens control over various religious denominations and organizations

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

Russian nuclear weapons shipments to Belarus completed, says president Lukashenko

It is first time Russia has deployed nuclear weapons to bases outside its own borders, and has sparked concern among neighbouring Nato member states

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2023

Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region

The president of Belarus says Russia has completed its shipments of short-range, tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that has raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2023

'Politically neutral' Russian athletes can now enter the Olympics – but don't expect many to compete

Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Russian and Belarussian athletes will be able to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics if they are politically neutral. The decision from the committee’s executive board reversed an earlier ban.

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2023

Belarusian Activist Reveals Torture in Lukashenko's Political Prisons

Leanid Sudalenka recounts his harrowing experience in a Belarusian penal colony. He reveals brutal conditions faced by political prisoners.

Top News · Dec 17, 2023

Belarus political prisoners face abuse, no medical care and isolation, former inmate says

A human rights activist imprisoned for three years in Belarus accused authorities of holding political prisoners in conditions amounting to “torture.”

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2023

Russians and Belarusians can compete in the 2024 Olympics — as neutral athletes

The International Olympic Committee says that qualifying athletes from the two countries will be allowed to compete in the Paris Games as "Individual Neutral Athletes."

WEKU · Dec 9, 2023

2 journalists are detained in Belarus as part of a crackdown on dissent

A Belarusian journalists association has reported that two journalists have been detained in Belarus

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023