Lukashenko: ‘A hostage of the system that he himself created’ As Belarus votes amid repression, what drives Alexander Lukashenko, the president likely to secure a seventh term. Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2025
In Belarus, the native language is vanishing as Russian takes prominence Belarusians are experiencing a new wave of Russification as Moscow expands its economic, political and cultural dominance to overtake the identity of its neighbor The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024
Mourners Pay Tribute To Belarusian Woman Killed In Warsaw Mourners in Warsaw honor a Belarusian woman attacked and killed, sparking community outrage and calls for action against violence. Top News · Mar 6, 2024
More Ukrainian children from Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite outrage Belarus' authoritarian president attended a government-organized meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over such deportations. WEKU · Dec 28, 2023
More Ukrainian children from Ukraine's Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite global outrage Belarus' authoritarian leader has attended a meeting with children from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over his country's involvement in Moscow’s deportation of Ukrainian children The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2023
More than 2,400 Ukrainian children taken to Belarus, a Yale study finds More than 2,400 Ukrainian children aged 6-17 have been taken to Belarus from four regions of Ukraine that are partially occupied by Russian forces, a study by Yale University has found The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023
Activist hands ICC evidence he says implicates Belarus president in transfer of Ukrainian children An exiled Belarus activist has presented a second dossier of evidence to the International Criminal Court that he says proves the personal involvement of President Alexander Lukashenko in the illegal transfer of children to Belarus from Russian-occupied towns in Ukraine The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska calls for return of 19,000 ‘abducted’ children Ukrainian officials believe at least 19,000 children have been forcibly taken to Russia Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023
Children arrive in Belarus after being illegally removed from Ukraine Almost 50 children from Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia were removed by Belarusian charity, according to Belta The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023
Belarus Red Cross sparks outcry after its chief says it brought Ukrainian children to Belarus The Belarus Red Cross has sparked international outrage after its chief told state television that the organization is actively involved in bringing Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine to Belarus The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Belarusian exiles’ hopes dashed as Lukashenko boasts of saving Putin Opposition plans to overthrow Moscow-backed dictator are back on hold after his role in halting Wagner mutiny The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
Belarusian leader approved forced transfers of Ukrainian children, says opposition figure A Belarusian opposition figure says that he has provided the International Criminal Court with materials that allegedly detail President Alexander Lukashenko's involvement in the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Belarus The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023
‘I’m insanely thankful to the president’: how a Belarus dissident became an apologist for the regime Raman Pratasevich was dragged off a plane and imprisoned two years ago. Now he praises the regime he used to denounce The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2023
Belarus hands exiled opposition leader 15-year jail sentence Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and four other opposition figures were tried in their absence in Minsk – on charges decried by human rights organisations The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 Belarus leader and Putin ally Lukashenko on China visit Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit