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Following the death of a Polish soldier stabbed at the Polish-Belarusian, Warsaw reintroduces its buffer zone and demands that Belarus extradite the suspected attacker. Belarus joins in the second stage of Russian nuclear drills, simulating the combat use of tactical nuclear warheads, with the aim of undermining Western support for Ukraine. Poland establishes a special commission to investigate Russian and Belarusian influence over the past 20 years and examine national security threats amid rising tensions. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly U.S. Congress updates Belarus Democracy Act...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó visits Belarus, despite EU sanctions. Poland to reinstate 200-meter buffer zone at Belarus border amid surge in attacks on border guards and worsening of the Belarus-instigated migration crisis at EU border. EU approved tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grain products to cut funding for Russia's war against Ukraine. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly Belarus suspends participation in Conventional Armed Forces Treaty Twenty exiled political analysts and journalists accused of helping opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya campaign in the 20...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The regime of dictator Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on the 257 candidates registered to join the exiled opposition council. Over a hundred Belarusians living abroad accused of ‘forming an extremist group’ and ‘discrediting Belarus’ by celebrating Freedom Day in their countries of refuge. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly UK intensifies sanctions against Belarus with an import ban on aluminum. Still, Minsk remains Moscow’s key loophole for sanction circumvention. Sweden pledges $467,000 to the newly established International Humanitarian Fund for Victims of Repression in Belarus, i...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Poland to bolster its border with Belarus amid warnings of mass migration breach and "hybrid war" threats. Ukraine’s parliament considers a bill to grant citizenship to foreign volunteers fighting in as part of the Ukrainian Army, addressing legal challenges currently facing Belarusians fighting for Ukraine. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly Dictator Alexander Lukashenko dismisses Belarusian army chief Viktar Hulevich, leaving the position vacant as the country engages in continuous military drills. Former opposition activist Raman Pratasevich, w...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Belarus announces sudden inspection of tactical nuclear weapons launchers, simultaneously with Russia's tactical nuclear drills. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk calls for a security meeting after Polish judge Tomasz Szmydt flees to Belarus and requests political asylum. Latvia digs an anti-tank ditch on its borders with Russia and Belarus as part of its commitment to the joint Baltic Defense Line. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly Belarusian democratic leader meets NATO chief amid growing security concerns over Russian and Belarusian nuclear drills. Belarus plummets to 167th place i...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko becomes chairman of the All-Belarus People’s Assembly, a newly established extra-governmental body. Two hospitals in Kyiv were evacuated following threats from the head of the Belarusian KGB. Lithuania demands Minsk retract claims it was preparing for drone attacks on Belarusian targets. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly The Belarusian service of German media outlet Deutsche Welle is declared an extremist organization and banned in Belarus. The Belarusian Cyber Partisans group claims to have hacked KGB servers, accessing 40,000 denunciation rep...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Belarusian parliament passes bill expanding Investigative Committee's access to citizens' personal data without their consent. Lithuanian parliament rejects conservative proposal to cancel residence permits of Belarusians traveling to their home country. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly In a move mirroring Russia, Belarus’s Culture Ministry classifies depictions of non-heterosexual relationships as “pornography.” Former presidential candidate Andrei Dzmitryeu released after serving a full 18-month prison term, while other top Lukashenko opponents remain behind bars, held incommunicad...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Belarusians detained for commenting on the Moscow mass shooting, while Alexander Lukashenko torpedoes Putin's attempts to blame the attack on Ukraine. Belarusian authorities launch a massive raid targeting over 100 "People's Embassies" activists who seek to represent exiled Belarusians in their countries of refuge. Lukashenko inspects military drills held near the Lithuanian border. Two more journalists are given harsh prison sentences in Belarus. The Belarusian regime continues attempts to abuse Interpol's wanted lists to persecute opponents: Belarusian activists fight extradition from Serbia...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Financial Times says EU plans to impose tariffs on Belarusian and Russian grain imports, aiming to appease farmers and some member states. As Poland cuts financing for exiled Belarusian media, concern rises over the survival of independent Belarusian press. Four exiled Belarusian activists receive in absentia sentences, dozens more are accused as the practice of in absentia trials surges in Belarus. Subscribe to the Newsletter Belarus Weekly Belarus sentences a Ukrainian volunteer to nine years of imprisonment for alleged espionage. The IOC bans Belarusian and Russian athletes qualified as neu...
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