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The Observer view on Belarus’s rogue regime and its ties to Russia

As Belarus’s democratically elected president is tried for treason in absentia, she demands deeper sanctions on the brutal regime

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

US blocks visas for Belarus officials over ‘continued repression’

Right groups say Belarus has targeted hundreds of activists, journalists and opposition figures since the 2020 election.

Al Jazeera · Jan 17, 2023

Belarus' opposition leader denounces her trial as farce

A trial in absentia has opened for Belarus’ top opposition leader who denounced the proceedings as a farce and urged the West to bolster support for the country’s beleaguered opposition

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy visits Bakhmut as Putin admits situation in parts of Ukraine ‘extremely difficult’ – as it happened

Ukraine’s president visits frontline city to hand out awards to soldiers

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2022

As Vladimir Putin gets desperate in Ukraine, could he force an indebted friend to send help from Belarus?

If he throws in his lot with Vladimir Putin, Europe's "last dictator" may watch in horror as his men stop their march towards Kyiv, turn around and head home to overthrow their despotic ruler.

ABC News · Dec 10, 2022

Fighting for a future: The Belarusian regiment in Ukraine is staking its claim on democracy

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya recently visited Canada for talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other officials.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022

Jailed Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova ‘in intensive care’

Woman who led 2020 protests against Lukashenko in a grave but stable condition, says father

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Imprisoned Belarus activist taken to hospital emergency unit

The father of a prominent member of the Belarusian opposition serving an 11-year prison sentence for helping organize anti-government protests says his daughter was taken to a hospital emergency department and underwent surgery

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Jailed Belarus protest leader in intensive care after operation - sister

Jailed Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova was in a stable but serious condition in the intensive care ward of a hospital on Tuesday after undergoing surgery, her sister and opposition politician Viktor Babariko's Telegram account said.

Reuters · Nov 29, 2022

Belarusians are facing discrimination and blame for Russia's war in Ukraine

In late September 2022, the International Congress of Belarusian Studies was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. After it ended, an attendee’s car broke down. He took it to a garage but the management refused to service a car owned by a Belarusian. Ultimately, it had to be towed back over the…

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022