Tag: Belarus
Belarusian military jet crashes, killing 2
KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian military jet crashed Wednesday, killing both pilots, the military said.
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Belarus: Staff of popular news site in detention after raids
KYIV, Ukraine — Ten employees of a popular news site in Belarus that was raided and blocked by authorities this week remain in detention,...
Belarus blocks popular news site, raids its office and staff
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities blocked a popular news site in Belarus that extensively covered months of protests against the country's authoritarian president, and they...
Deutsche Welle journalist sentenced in Belarus to 20 days
MOSCOW — German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle says one of its freelance correspondents has been sentenced to 20 days in jail in Belarus.
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Belarus officer sentenced for leaking document on crackdown
KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian military officer on Friday was sentenced to 18 years in prison for leaking a document related to the government's...
Belarus leader bristles at criminal complaint in Germany
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian leader on Friday bristled at a criminal complaint filed against him in Germany over his violent crackdown on protests...
Holocaust survivor who led Yad Vashem memorial dies at 94
JERUSALEM — Yitzhak Arad, a Holocaust survivor and scholar who was the director of Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial for more than two decades,...
Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders meet on Polish holiday
WARSAW, Poland — The presidents of Ukraine, the Baltic nations and Poland are meeting in Warsaw Monday to mark the 230th anniversary of Poland’s...
Belarus opposition leader in Slovenia before EU presidency
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — The exiled Belarusian opposition leader on Monday called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her country against...
Belarus Olympian to go on hunger strike as political protest
KYIV, Ukraine — An Olympic silver medalist who is one of Belarus’ most lauded athletes says he is going on a 10-day hunger strike...