Tag: Belarus government
Belarus targets rights activists, journalists with raids
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Belarus on Wednesday raided offices and homes of dozens of human rights activists and journalists in a crackdown that...
Putin hosts leader of Belarus for talks on closer ties
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hosted the authoritarian leader of Belarus, who has increasingly relied on Moscow's support amid increasing tensions...
Lithuania passes laws to curb migrant arrivals from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday passed new legislation aimed at curbing an influx of migrants crossing its borders that it accused neighboring...
Lithuania builds border fence to stem migration from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania began Friday to erect a fence along its border with Belarus to deter third country migrants from entering, a week...
Belarus government blocks top media outlet, detain reporters
KYIV, Ukraine — The Belarusian authorities on Thursday blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained several of its journalists, the...
Belarus sentences former presidential contender to 14 years
KYIV, Ukraine — The Supreme Court in Belarus on Tuesday sentenced a former contender in the 2020 presidential race to 14 years in prison...
EU vows to help Lithuania amid flow of migrants from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The European Union promised Tuesday to help bloc member Lithuania handle an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa,...
Lithuania declares emergency due to migration from Belarus
HELSINKI — Lithuania has declared a state of emergency due to an influx of migrants in the last few days from neighboring Belarus, as...
Belarus leader says alleged foreign-backed plots thwarted
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed Friday that his government has thwarted a series of purported Western-backed plots, and ordered the...
Health worsens of minority Polish leader in Belarus prison
WARSAW, Poland — An official in Poland said Wednesday that the health of a Polish minority leader being held in a Belarus prison has...