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August 24, 2018
Belarusian Union Leaders Sentenced To Four Years Of 'Restricted Freedom'

Two Belarusian independent trade union leaders involved in organizing street protests in 2017 have been sentenced to four years of "restricted freedom" in a high-profile trial in Minsk, while several of their supporters were detained near the court's building.

August 18, 2018
Belarusian President Names New Premier, Reshuffles Government

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has appointed a new prime minister and carried out a significant reshuffling of the government.
August 17, 2018
Prosecutors Seek Five Years Of 'Restricted Liberty' For Belarusian Union Officials

Prosecutors are seeking sentences of five years of "restricted liberty" in the high-profile trial in Belarus of two officials of an independent labor union that played an organizing role in street protests in 2017.
August 11, 2018
There Was No Return For Belarus's 'Children Of France'

Yanina Grintsevic Stashko was born in France to Belarusians who emigrated there during the Great Depression, but she left France forever when her parents -- like thousands of others -- decided to return to Stalin's Soviet Union.
August 10, 2018
Belarus Claims It Freed Detained Journalists, But Some Still In Custody

Belarusian state investigators claimed late on August 9 that they had released all journalists detained this week on suspicion of hacking the computer systems of state-run news agency BelTA, but some independent journalists remained in custody.
August 09, 2018
Belarusian Lockdown: Independent Journalists Decry Wave Of Arrests

Journalist Tatsyana Karavyankova was taken into custody by Belarusian police on August 7 in what analysts say is part of an attempt by Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to silence critics of his authoritarian rule.
August 09, 2018
Belarusian Nobel Laureate Alexievich Cancels Event In Ukraine Amid Threats

Belarusian writer and Nobel Literature Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich says she has canceled her meeting with readers in the Ukrainian city of Odesa amid threats.
August 09, 2018
More Belarusian Journalists Detained As Media Crackdown Widens

A local correspondent for German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle has been detained in Belarus on suspicion of obtaining information illegally from the state-run news agency, BelTA, amid what appears to be a widening crackdown on independent media.
August 08, 2018
Three Belarusian Sergeants Go On Trial Over Death Of Conscript Who Complained Of Hazing

Three Belarusian Army sergeants have gone on trial over the suspicious death of young conscript, Alyaksandr Korzhych, in October.
August 08, 2018
More Journalists In Belarus Detained For Questioning As Crackdown Widens

More journalists have been detained for questioning in Belarus for allegedly obtaining information illegally from the state-run news agency, BelTA, amid what appears to be a widening crackdown on independent media.
August 07, 2018
Belarusian Authorities Raid Offices Of Independent Media, Detain Three Journalists

Belarusian authorities have raided the Minsk offices of two independent news outlets and detained three journalists, claiming they illegally obtained information from a state-run news agency.
August 07, 2018
Batty In Belarus - Researching Europe's Biggest Bat

Researchers from BirdLife Belarus with the support of the Frankfurt Zoological Society are trying to learn more about a rare bat that hunts birds in flight.

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Saturday 25 August 2018

Belarusian Union Leaders Sentenced To Four Years Of 'Restricted Freedom'

Belarusian President Names New Premier, Reshuffles Government

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There Was No Return For Belarus's 'Children Of France'

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