Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions
3 years, 5 months ago

Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus on Monday retaliated to the European Union sanctions by halting cooperation on stemming illegal migration and denying entry to EU officials. On Monday, the Foreign Ministry said that Belarus would move to suspend a readmission agreement with the EU that is intended to stem illegal migration. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said Monday that the government will also impose a travel ban on unspecified EU officials who were involved in drafting the sanctions against Belarus, recall its envoy to the EU for consultations and ask the EU representative in Minsk, Dirk Schuebel, to leave the country. Lukashenko wants to deprive the Belarusians of all that.” The 27-nation bloc had previously banned the Belarusian flag carrier from EU skies and airports and ordered EU airlines to skirt Belarusian airspace over the May 23 incident when Belarus diverted a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania and ordered it land in Minsk where journalist Raman Pratasevich and his Russian girlfriend were arrested.

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EU to suspend visas for Georgian officials over the security crackdown on opposition protestors
1 week, 1 day ago

EU to suspend visas for Georgian officials over the security crackdown on opposition protestors

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday moved to impose visa restrictions on Georgian diplomats and government officials over the police crackdown on opposition protesters demanding a rerun of October’s contested election. Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became Georgia’s president on Saturday as the governing Georgian Dream party tightened its grip on power in the election that the opposition alleges …

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus
1 week, 6 days ago

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday gave a greenlight to Poland and other countries on Europe’s eastern flank to temporarily suspend asylum rights when they believe that Belarus and Russia are “weaponizing” migrants to destabilize the bloc. The EU’s executive branch also accuses Russian authorities of “facilitating these movements, given that more than 90% of migrants illegally crossing the …

EU slaps sanctions on 28 accused of rights abuses and links to the ongoing crackdown in Belarus
4 months, 2 weeks ago

EU slaps sanctions on 28 accused of rights abuses and links to the ongoing crackdown in Belarus

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on 28 officials accused of human rights violations in Belarus and links to the ongoing crackdown against opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Others targeted included senior officials at the Belarus interior ministry’s department for combating organized crime and corruption as well as top officials at some of the country’s prisons …

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure
6 months, 1 week ago

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure

The Independent  

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Belarus to pull away from Europe conventional forces treaty already abandoned by Russia
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarus to pull away from Europe conventional forces treaty already abandoned by Russia

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The authoritarian president of Belarus on Friday said the country would suspend participation in the troubled Conventional Forces in Europe treaty that once was a key security doctrine for the continent. However, Russia withdrew entirely from the treaty in 2023 and NATO countries that were parties to it responded by suspending their participation. “The suspension of Belarus’ …

Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus’ offer of visa-free travel
1 year, 6 months ago

Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus’ offer of visa-free travel

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus is introducing a visa-free travel arrangement with dozens of countries for a month, raising fears that neighboring Poland and Lithuania might see a sudden increase in unauthorized migration. The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, signed a decree allowing citizens of 73 countries — including ones in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America — to …

Belarus opposition group urges EU to maintain sanctions on Belarus state companies
1 year, 7 months ago

Belarus opposition group urges EU to maintain sanctions on Belarus state companies

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — A member of the Belarus opposition movement urged the European Union on Monday to keep sanctions against a Belarusian state fertilizer producer, warning that lifting them would generate a $1.5 billion windfall for Alexander Lukashenko’s regime as it supports Russia’s war on Ukraine. “Belaruskali is the firm that finances the deportation of Ukrainian children,” Latushka, who was …

Hungary FM’s Belarus visit 1st from EU country since 2020
1 year, 10 months ago

Hungary FM’s Belarus visit 1st from EU country since 2020

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday became the first senior official from a European Union country to visit Belarus since the authoritarian Belarusian regime imposed a harsh crackdown on opposition in 2020. The EU has slapped an array of sanctions on the country already, both for the repression that followed mass protests against the 2020 presidential …

Why the EU is imposing sanctions on Belarus amid the Ukraine-Russia war
2 years, 9 months ago

Why the EU is imposing sanctions on Belarus amid the Ukraine-Russia war

The Hindu  

The story so far: The European Union on Sunday declared a new set of sanctions on Russia and its ally Belarus as the Kremlin continues to wage a war in Ukraine. In her statement, EU President Ursula von der Leyen called Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko “a collaborator of the Kremlin” and “the other aggressor in this war”. French Foreign Minister …

‘Go through,’ Lukashenko tells migrants at Belarus-Poland border
3 years ago

‘Go through,’ Lukashenko tells migrants at Belarus-Poland border

The Independent  

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The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
3 years, 1 month ago

The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction

CNN  

CNN — It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. But Dempsey added: “With this whole crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border, Law and Justice now is seen as a champion of protecting Polish sovereignty and, of course, protecting Europe.” State of emergency The decision by Poland’s government – which also opposed taking in refugees …

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland

NPR  

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To news now that Belarus has cleared the migrant camps at its border with Poland. Well, I want to bring in the U.S. special envoy for Belarus, Julie Fisher. KELLY: I'm curious what the U.S. take on that is and whether it …

An Engineered Migration Crisis On The Belarus-Poland Border : Consider This from NPR : NPR
3 years, 1 month ago

An Engineered Migration Crisis On The Belarus-Poland Border : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

How A Dictator Engineered A Migration Crisis At The Belarus-Poland Border Enlarge this image toggle caption Oksana Manchuk/TASS via Getty Images Oksana Manchuk/TASS via Getty Images Migrants from faraway countries are stuck in Belarus, just across its border with Poland. EU leaders say Lukashenko and his backers in Russia are 'weaponizing' migration in retaliation for sanctions placed on Belarus last …

EU agrees new sanctions on Belarus as border crisis deepens
3 years, 1 month ago

EU agrees new sanctions on Belarus as border crisis deepens

Al Jazeera  

Thousands remain stranded at Poland-Belarus border as EU agrees to hit Minsk with fifth round of sanctions. These were Monday’s updates, as they happened: 15 Nov 2021 - 20:37 GMT Preparing new Belarus sanctions over ‘inhumane’ crisis: US state department The United States is preparing new sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, in coordination with the European …

EU agrees new sanctions on Belarus over border crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

EU agrees new sanctions on Belarus over border crisis

Al Jazeera  

European Union to impose new sanctions on Belarus over crisis that has left thousands of migrants stranded on its borders. The European Union has decided to impose new sanctions against Belarus, accusing it of driving a crisis that has left thousands of migrants and refugees stranded in freezing forests on its borders with the EU. Later on Monday, Germany’s Angela …

Iraq halts flights to Belarus as part of bid to end migrant crisis at Polish border
3 years, 1 month ago

Iraq halts flights to Belarus as part of bid to end migrant crisis at Polish border

ABC  

Iraq's foreign ministry says it has halted direct flights to Belarus from Iraq in a bid to protect Iraqis against human trafficking gangs. Key points: European officials have repeatedly said their best hope of resolving the crisis at the frontier is to stop would-be migrants from boarding flights for Belarus Turkey has denied playing a direct role by allowing its …

Poland-Belarus border: What you need to know about the crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

Poland-Belarus border: What you need to know about the crisis

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of migrants and refugees are stranded along the Belarus border with Poland amid a raging geopolitical row. Months earlier, the EU and the United States penalised Lukashenko’s government for cracking down on dissent after a disputed August 2020 election which handed the 67-year-old a sixth term and provoked mass anti-government protests. Angered by the toughened measures, Lukashenko hit back …

The Poland-Belarus border crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

The Poland-Belarus border crisis

CNN  

Tensions have eased on the border between Poland and Belarus, where thousands of migrants had been stranded in freezing conditions. After a violent confrontation erupted Tuesday, November 16, Belarusian border guards cleared the makeshift camps near the border by moving many of the migrants to shelter in a nearby warehouse, where they received aid from the Belarusian Red Cross, the …

EU accuses Belarus of ‘trafficking’ migrants toward border
3 years, 1 month ago

EU accuses Belarus of ‘trafficking’ migrants toward border

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — European Union officials on Wednesday accused Belarus of state- As the crisis showed no sign of easing, an EU leader also said the bloc was, for the first time, considering the idea of funding the construction of a wall or some other barrier on its eastern border. Germany’s interior minister, Horst Seehofer, also accused Lukashenko of “using …

Germany sees spike in migrants arriving via ‘Belarus route’
3 years, 2 months ago

Germany sees spike in migrants arriving via ‘Belarus route’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German authorities said Wednesday that the number of migrants arriving in the country via Poland and Belarus has gone up during the months that several European Union nations have accused the Belarusian government of encouraging people to cross into the EU from its territory. German federal police said more than 4,300 people illegally crossed the border from Poland …

Poland's president urges EU to stop Belarus migrant 'push'
3 years, 2 months ago

Poland's president urges EU to stop Belarus migrant 'push'

The Independent  

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EU eyes visa retaliation to halt migrant influx from Belarus
3 years, 2 months ago

EU eyes visa retaliation to halt migrant influx from Belarus

The Hindu  

As allegations mount that Belarus is using migrants to destabilise the European Union, the bloc’s executive branch proposed on Wednesday to tighten visa restrictions on members of President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime. The European Commission wants the 27 EU member countries to consider suspending parts of a “visa facilitation agreement” with Belarus that entered force in July 2020. In recent months, …

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US, European sanctions
3 years, 4 months ago

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US, European sanctions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The leader of Belarus’ embattled opposition hopes the United States and Europe will impose new sanctions on money-making government enterprises that will lead to the collapse of President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and a peaceful transition that pro-democracy supporters are preparing for because “it can happen very fast.” Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the main opposition challenger to Lukashenko in last …

EU slaps economic sanctions on Belarus over rights breaches
3 years, 6 months ago

EU slaps economic sanctions on Belarus over rights breaches

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union slapped economic sanctions on Belarus on Thursday in response to what the bloc called the “escalation of serious human rights violations” including the detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich. The sanctions also restrict Belarus’ access to EU capital markets and halted payments to the country’s public sector by the European Investment Bank. On Monday, EU foreign …

EU sanctions Belarus over flight incident, alleged rights abuses
3 years, 6 months ago

EU sanctions Belarus over flight incident, alleged rights abuses

Al Jazeera  

Bloc announces a new and wide-ranging package of punitive measures in response to the ‘escalation of serious human rights violations’. The European Union has imposed wide-ranging economic sanctions on Belarus in response to what the bloc called the “escalation of serious human rights violations”, including the detention of Roman Protasevich. The 27-nation bloc, which views Lukashenko’s win last year as …

EU, US, UK, Canada join forces to slap sanctions on Belarus
3 years, 6 months ago

EU, US, UK, Canada join forces to slap sanctions on Belarus

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada joined forces Monday to impose sanctions on several senior officials in Belarus over the forced diversion to Minsk of a passenger plane travelling between two EU countries last month. Asset freezes and travel bans were also imposed on a number of officials linked to the security crackdown that continues …

Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
3 years, 6 months ago

Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk, those who want to leave the country are feeling increasingly cornered. “The authorities have divided all citizens into loyalists and enemies, and treat us accordingly.” Hatsura-Yavorska’s Ukrainian husband was ordered to leave Belarus along with their …

Dutch back economic sanctions against Belarus, following journalist arrest
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch back economic sanctions against Belarus, following journalist arrest

Dutch News  

European leaders agreed on Monday to take action against Belarus, in what Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte described as the fastest decision making he had ever seen by EU leaders. ‘I have never experienced such speedy decision-making… This shows how seriously we take it.’ Rutte said he supported the imposition of economic sanctions against Belarus. ‘The regime has its fingers …

Dutch back economic sanctions against Belarus, following journalist arrest
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch back economic sanctions against Belarus, following journalist arrest

Dutch News  

European leaders agreed on Monday to take action against Belarus, in what Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte described as the fastest decision making he had ever seen by EU leaders. ‘I have never experienced such speedy decision-making… This shows how seriously we take it.’ Rutte said he supported the imposition of economic sanctions against Belarus. ‘The regime has its fingers …

Belarus decries sanctions US reimposed on 9 state companies
3 years, 8 months ago

Belarus decries sanctions US reimposed on 9 state companies

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed regret over sanctions that the United States reimposed on nine state-owned companies in the ex-Soviet country, citing human rights violations. “This action is a further consequence of the Belarusian authorities’ flagrant disregard for human rights and Belarus’ failure to comply with its obligations under international human rights law,” U.S. Secretary of …

EU plans to expand Belarus crackdown sanctions to businesses
4 years, 1 month ago

EU plans to expand Belarus crackdown sanctions to businesses

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union plans to prepare a new round of sanctions against Belarus that will target businesses, the EU’s foreign policy chief said Thursday as a security crackdown on protesters continues in the ex-Soviet nation. European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said after a meeting of the bloc’s foreign affairs ministers that EU member nations agreed in principle …

EU slaps sanctions on Belarus leader, son and 13 others
4 years, 1 month ago

EU slaps sanctions on Belarus leader, son and 13 others

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union imposed sanctions Friday on the president of Belarus and 14 other officials over their roles in the security crackdown launched during protests of the country’s contested August presidential election. EU headquarters said in a statement that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was put on the sanctions list along his son and national security adviser, Viktor Lukashenko. …

EU votes to impose sanctions on Belarus officials over election after overcoming veto from Cyprus
4 years, 2 months ago

EU votes to impose sanctions on Belarus officials over election after overcoming veto from Cyprus

ABC  

European Union leaders have agreed to impose sanctions on senior officials in Belarus accused of falsifying presidential election results and leading a crackdown on peaceful protesters, after unblocking a veto against the move by one of the EU's smallest member countries. Key points: About 40 Belarus officials will be targeted by the sanctions All 27 EU member countries rejected the …

UK plan sanctions against Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, his govt over human rights abuse
4 years, 2 months ago

UK plan sanctions against Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, his govt over human rights abuse

Firstpost  

Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth term as the President of Belarus at a secret ceremony after an election that was widely believed to have been rigged London: Britain is preparing sanctions on individuals allegedly involved in human rights violations in Belarus, working with the United States and Canada to hold President Alexander Lukashenko and his government accountable. Foreign …

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