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The father of captured dissident Roman Protasevich said he looked forced and beaten up in his video confession from Belarus
Belarusian authorities on Sunday diverted a Ryanair plane and arrested Roman Protasevich, an outspo…
Bill Bostock
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Who is Alexander Lukashenko? A closer look at the Belarusian dictator who is Putin's closest ally and who grounded a plane in 2021 to arrest a journalist
In May, the Putin-backed dictator grounded a plane to detain a journalist. Now he's in the spotligh…
Cheryl Teh
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Senators urge Biden to prohibit US flights over Belarus after 'state-sponsored hijacking' of dissident
The lawmakers called on the president to ban US aviation companies "from entering Belarus' air spac…
Charles Davis
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The EU moves to isolate Belarus after the government diverted a flight carrying a Belarusian dissident
Roman Protasevich's arrest drew international outrage as EU leaders condemned the forced grounding …
Lauren Frias
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Belarus had KGB agents on the passenger plane that was diverted to arrest a dissident journalist, Ryanair CEO says
Roman Protasevich, 26, was arrested after his Ryanair flight was forced to land in Belarus, where h…
Bill Bostock
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Women in Belarus are helping activists build a database of security officers' identities by ripping off their balaclavas and riot helmets at protests
Activists in Belarus are crowdsourcing a database containing security officers' personal informatio…
Mitch Prothero
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Belarus will prevent most of its citizens from leaving as crackdowns on President Lukashenko's political opponents continue
In a statement on Telegram seen by the BBC, the State Border Committee said only certain citizens w…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Lukashenko's love of being photographed with guns suggests he might be worried about the loyalty of his inner circle
Western security experts believe Lukashenko wants to be sure he is never the only unarmed man in th…
Mitch Prothero
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Putin is using RT to double down in Belarus: 'If you arrest the right 500 people, the other 100,000 won't show up'
"This is the first stage of propping up your dictator ally: Solidify control over state media. Then…
Mitch Prothero
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Putin has no clear options in Belarus
Protests in Belarus are reaching a boiling point for President Lukashenko, but Putin can afford to …
Mitch Prothero
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Video shows Belarus riot police lowering their shields and being hugged by protesters, as 'Europe's last dictator' clings to power
Thousands of Belarusians have been protesting since President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory …
Alexandra Ma
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Belarus said it will release detained protesters after reports of torture and police brutality at demonstrations over its contentious election result
Since Sunday, police in Belarus have detained at least 6,000 people protesting what they say are ri…
Bill Bostock
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Belarus state TV broadcast chilling footage of bruised protesters promising to give up after the election was widely condemned as rigged
Alexander Lukashenko, known as Europe's last dictator, has ruled Belarus since 1994 and claimed to …
Bill Bostock
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Europe's last dictator got COVID-19 after telling people they could avoid it by drinking vodka and going to the sauna
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko previously dismissed fears over COVID-19 as a "psychosis"…
John Haltiwanger
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Thousands flooded the streets in 8th day of Belarus protests after Lukashenko rejects new election
The crowds on Sunday, estimated to be well over 200,000, had the largest turnout in the week of pro…
Ellen Cranley
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Vladimir Putin has offered to send military assistance to support Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko as up to 200,000 protesters gather to demand his removal
Lukashenko claims to have won with over 80% of the vote, a result which opponents say was heavily r…
Thomas Colson
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President Pranab Mukherjee calls for global co-operation to eliminate terrorism menace
"It is important for the international community to face this greatest menace, I would say, not to …
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Belarus is building up its military on Ukraine's border and bragging about the 'high combat readiness' of its troops
Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko called Ukraine an "enemy" and said his troops along Ukraine…
Sinéad Baker
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Belarus' leader undermined the Kremlin's dubious claims that Ukraine backed ISIS attackers
The leader of Belarus said the concert-hall terror suspects "took a turn" and fled toward Ukraine s…
Ella Sherman
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Much of Putin's inner circle thinks Ukraine had nothing to do with the Moscow terror attack, badly undermining him, report says
Many Kremlin insiders reject Vladimir Putin's claim of Ukraine's connection to the recent Moscow te…