Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad
4 months ago

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dziana Maiseyenka, 28, was detained without warning while crossing the border from Armenia to Georgia, where she had taken refuge from Belarus a year ago to escape what she called “the nightmare at home.” Authorities in Minsk, she was told, had issued an international arrest warrant against her on charges of “organizing mass unrest.” She knows what a return to Belarus will mean: Her father was imprisoned for nearly three years on similar charges. In a letter to the Belarusian opposition office, she said Serbian authorities were told Hniot’s case “was politically motivated” and he “would face reprisals” if returned to his homeland. “Belarusians need European solidarity not in words but in deeds," said Zmitser Vaserman, who represents a Belarusian exile group in Sweden, urging a "European moratorium on the deportation of Belarusian citizens who are persecuted for political reasons.” To protect the interests of Belarusians abroad, the opposition has created “people’s embassies” in 24 countries, including in EU member states, the U.K., Canada, Australia and Brazil. Of particular concern are children born abroad to parents who cannot return to Belarus to get documents confirming their citizenship, said Anaïs Marin, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Belarus, because "this may lead to loss of proof of citizenship and, potentially, to statelessness.” Many Belarusians returning home have been arrested at the border, said Tsikhanouskaya.

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Belarusian authorities arrest 7 journalists who worked for an independent newspaper
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Belarusian authorities arrest 7 journalists who worked for an independent newspaper

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities have arrested seven journalists who worked for an independent regional news outlet, a media watchdog said Thursday, the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on dissent and freedom of speech by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarusian Association of Journalists said the seven — journalists who worked for Intex-Press online newspaper in the …

Belarusian authorities arrest 7 journalists who worked for an independent newspaper
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Belarusian authorities arrest 7 journalists who worked for an independent newspaper

The Independent  

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Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticizing authoritarian president
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticizing authoritarian president

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison for her critical reports chronicling a sweeping crackdown on dissent launched by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Minsk City Court convicted Volha Radzivonava on Tuesday on charges of “insulting the president” and “discrediting Belarus” and sentenced her to four years in prison. “The authorities …

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge who faced espionage charges at home following his defection in May to the Kremlin-allied country. A decree published Friday by Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’ autocratic president, described Tomasz Szmydt as being “prosecuted for political reasons” in Poland. Szmydt’s defection to Belarus in May trained the focus on Poland as …

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations

The Independent  

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Belarus has arrested scores of relatives of dissidents ahead of presidential vote, activists say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Belarus has arrested scores of relatives of dissidents ahead of presidential vote, activists say

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities have detained over 100 relatives of political prisoners in a new wave of arrests ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a seventh term, rights activists said Friday. The Viasna human rights center said that the raids began Thursday, targeting relatives and friends of political prisoners in various cities across …

Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 31 people convicted over 'extremism'
2 months ago

Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 31 people convicted over 'extremism'

Firstpost  

“Two women and 29 men have been pardoned,” the Belarusian presidency said in a statement, adding that 17 of them had “chronic illnesses” and seven were parents of small children Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 31 political prisoners, the latest such move that comes two months before an election in which he is set to extend his 30-year rule. …

Belarusian authorities launch a new wave of repression ahead of presidential vote
2 months ago

Belarusian authorities launch a new wave of repression ahead of presidential vote

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities have launched a new wave of arrests, seeking to uproot any sign of dissent ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a seventh term, rights campaigners said. “The new massive wave of arrests and searches is a planned action of intimidation ahead of the election,” said Viasna’s representative Pavel Sapelka. …

Belarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus
3 months ago

Belarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus

The Independent  

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Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown
3 months, 1 week ago

Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown

Hindustan Times  

BRUSSELS — Lithuania on Monday referred the hard-line president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, members of his government, security officials and military officers to the International Criminal Court, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity by forcing their own people to flee the country. Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown Opposition groups in Belarus …

Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown
3 months, 1 week ago

Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown

The Independent  

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Teachers in Belarus being targeted for links with 'extremist' group, says human rights body
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Teachers in Belarus being targeted for links with 'extremist' group, says human rights body

Hindustan Times  

Dozens of teachers in Belarus have been detained or interrogated by authorities as part of the country's wide-ranging crackdown on dissent, a respected local human rights organization said Wednesday. Belarus suppressed opposition and independent media for three decades under President Alexander Lukashenko, but the efforts to crush dissent intensified sharply in 2020 when nationwide protests arose after a presidential election …

Serbian appeals court overturns ruling to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Serbian appeals court overturns ruling to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — An appeals court in Serbia on Wednesday overturned an earlier court ruling that a prominent critic of the authoritarian government in Belarus should be extradited to that country, and said that the case must be retried. The appeals court in Belgrade said on its website on Wednesday that the first-instance court provided no firm evidence that Hniot …

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad
4 months ago

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country in the past four years as the authoritarian government launched a harsh crackdown on its political opponents. In a letter to the Belarusian opposition office, she said Serbian authorities were told Hniot’s case “was politically motivated” and he “would face reprisals” if returned to his homeland. “Belarusians need …

Artists urge Serbia not to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Artists urge Serbia not to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — More than 70 European artists and film directors have signed an open letter urging Serbia not to extradite to Belarus a filmmaker and a prominent critic of the authoritarian government in Minsk, who is wanted in his home country for alleged tax evasion. Among those who signed the letter are French actress and president of the European …

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

2 Belarusian journalists sentenced to prison in a closed-door trial, rights group says
5 months, 1 week ago

2 Belarusian journalists sentenced to prison in a closed-door trial, rights group says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Two Belarusian journalists working for news outlets that the government of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared extremist have been sentenced to prison, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. The severe repression began when huge protests arose after the disputed 2020 presidential election that gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office. The rights group Viasna …

Belarus frees head of banned party as Lukashenko slowly releases some political prisoners
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarus frees head of banned party as Lukashenko slowly releases some political prisoners

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The head of a banned Belarusian opposition party who had been behind bars for two years was released on Monday as the authoritarian country frees a trickle of political prisoners, according to the respected human rights group Viasna. Lukashenko announced an amnesty in early July for some seriously ill political prisoners, and 19 have been released so …

Belarus broadens visa-free travel for 35 European countries
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus broadens visa-free travel for 35 European countries

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities on Wednesday expanded visa-free travel for residents of 35 European countries, including members of the European Union and the United Kingdom, as part of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’ s efforts to improve relations with the West. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said Lukashenko has approved temporary visa-free travel for citizens of European nations arriving by rail …

Belarus, in move to ‘openness,’ broadens visa-free travel for 35 European countries
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus, in move to ‘openness,’ broadens visa-free travel for 35 European countries

LA Times  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has long been close to the Kremlin, is relaxing visa restrictions on European visitors in an attempt build ties to the West. Belarusian authorities on Wednesday expanded visa-free travel for residents of 35 European countries, including members of the European Union and the United Kingdom, as part of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’ s efforts to …

Belarusian authorities are forcing political prisoners to publicly repent to be freed, activists say
6 months ago

Belarusian authorities are forcing political prisoners to publicly repent to be freed, activists say

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Human rights activists on Monday accused Belarusian authorities of setting unacceptable conditions for the release of political prisoners, including writing public statements admitting their guilt and repenting. There are currently 1,420 political prisoners behind bars in Belarus, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski. Viasna’s Pavel Sapelka said that “dozens, not hundreds” of political prisoners were released …

Belarusian authorities are forcing political prisoners to publicly repent to be freed, activists say
6 months ago

Belarusian authorities are forcing political prisoners to publicly repent to be freed, activists say

The Independent  

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Serbian court rules to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbian court rules to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — A Serbian court has ruled to extradite a Belarusian filmmaker and pro-democracy political activist to the authoritarian government in Minsk where he could face prison and torture, his lawyers and supporters said Friday. “Today, the lawyers of movie director Andrei Hniot received the decision of the Higher Court in Belgrade on Andrei’s possible extradition to Belarus,” said …

UN calls on Belarus to investigate torture and death of politicial prisoners
7 months ago

UN calls on Belarus to investigate torture and death of politicial prisoners

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — United Nations special representatives on human rights have called on Belarusian authorities to investigate the torture and deaths of political prisoners. The report noted that none of the deceased underwent an autopsy and said that the fact the prisoners died while in jail “creates a presumption of arbitrary deprivation of life by State authorities.” It called on …

Belarus starts proceedings in a trial in absentia of 20 prominent political analysts
7 months, 1 week ago

Belarus starts proceedings in a trial in absentia of 20 prominent political analysts

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities on Friday started proceedings in a trial in absentia of 20 prominent political analysts who work with the world’s biggest universities and think tanks, the latest in a yearslong crackdown on dissent in the country. In a statement, the analysts rejected the accusations against them as “absurd” and said they “don’t expect a fair trial.” …

Belarus authorities unleash another wave of raids and property seizures targeting over 200 activists
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarus authorities unleash another wave of raids and property seizures targeting over 200 activists

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Authorities in Belarus on Tuesday carried out raids and property seizures targeting more than 200 opposition activists, the latest step in the unrelenting government crackdown against dissent, coinciding with the opposition’s “day of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners.” Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, began the clampdown in August 2020 in response to mass protests following his disputed …

Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Authorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of property belonging to 104 opposition activists who have fled the country, the latest step in a crackdown on dissent that has continued unabated for nearly four years. Belarus’ Investigative Committee said Thursday the latest raids and seizures targeted activists who criticized Belarusian authorities abroad and rallied …

Belarusian authorities confirm raids against opposition activists over new ‘people’s embassies’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarusian authorities confirm raids against opposition activists over new ‘people’s embassies’

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities said Wednesday they have launched dozens of raids to target those suspected of “extremist” activities in new efforts by the political opposition to create “people’s embassies” abroad. The Belarusian opposition has announced the creation of “people’s embassies” to represent its interests and counter Belarusian state propaganda in 24 countries, including European Union member states, the …

Thousands of Belarusians convicted on politically driven charges in sweeping crackdown on dissent
10 months ago

Thousands of Belarusians convicted on politically driven charges in sweeping crackdown on dissent

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent, the country’s leading human rights group said Monday. The Viasna human rights center said that at least 4,690 people have been convicted on politically motivated charges since the August 2020 presidential election that …

Belarusian journalist goes on trial for covering protests, faces up to 6 years in prison
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Belarusian journalist goes on trial for covering protests, faces up to 6 years in prison

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Belarusian journalist went on trial Friday on charges linked to his professional work covering protests, the latest move in a relentless government crackdown on dissent. “Belarus is the most repressive country in Europe, where an attempt at free speech is punished by prison.” A total of 33 Belarusian journalists are currently in prison, either awaiting trial …

More Ukrainian children from Ukraine’s Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite global outrage
1 year ago

More Ukrainian children from Ukraine’s Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite global outrage

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian president on Thursday attended a government-organized meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over his country’s involvement in Moscow’s deportation of Ukrainian children. Pavel Latushka, a former Belarusian culture minister turned opposition activist who has presented the ICC with evidence of Lukashenko’s alleged involvement in the unlawful deportation …

Rights group says security services in Belarus raid apartments and detain election observers
1 year ago

Rights group says security services in Belarus raid apartments and detain election observers

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Security services in Belarus are breaking into apartments and detaining people in their workplaces across the country as they carry out hundreds of searches among election observers ahead of next year’s vote, the Belarusian human rights center Viasna said Tuesday. Representatives from the main intelligence service, the KGB, which has retained its Soviet name, are forcing activists …

2 journalists are detained in Belarus as part of a crackdown on dissent
1 year, 1 month ago

2 journalists are detained in Belarus as part of a crackdown on dissent

The Independent  

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Activist hands ICC evidence he says implicates Belarus president in transfer of Ukrainian children
1 year, 2 months ago

Activist hands ICC evidence he says implicates Belarus president in transfer of Ukrainian children

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An exiled Belarus activist on Tuesday presented a second dossier of evidence to the International Criminal Court that he said proves the personal involvement of President Alexander Lukashenko in the illegal transfer of children to Belarus from Russian-occupied towns in Ukraine. “We share additional evidence proving Lukashenko’s direct participation in the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children …

Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression
1 year, 4 months ago

Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian president on Tuesday banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force those who fled the country amid growing repression to return to maintain their travel documents. An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the last three years since massive protests against an election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to …

Belarus hands lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of 2020 protests
1 year, 6 months ago

Belarus hands lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of 2020 protests

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus on Wednesday handed lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of mass anti-government protests that shook the country in 2020, the latest step in a brutal years-long effort to stifle all and any dissent. According to the authorities, the protesters formed a resistance movement, attacked law enforcement officers, carried out acts of sabotage and …

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 …

10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus
1 year, 8 months ago

10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Prosecutors requested a 10-year prison sentence Friday for a dissident Belarusian journalist who was arrested after a warplane forced down a commercial airliner he was taking to Lithuania. Pratasevich ran a Telegram messaging app channel that was widely used by participants in mass protests against the disputed August 2020 election that gave authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko …

US sanctions Belarus’ election officials, president’s plane
1 year, 9 months ago

US sanctions Belarus’ election officials, president’s plane

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. imposed sanctions Friday on seven Belarusian elections officials, two state-owned automotive manufacturers and President Alexander Lukashenko’s aircraft. Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, intensified his repression after a wave of protests in 2020 following a presidential election that the West and Belarus’ opposition denounced as a sham. Lukashenko’s aircraft, a Boeing 737 that he uses …

UN rights chief decries ‘systematic repression’ in Belarus
1 year, 9 months ago

UN rights chief decries ‘systematic repression’ in Belarus

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief called on Belarus Friday to end its “systematic repression” of critics and immediately release people held on political grounds, saying some violations may amount to crimes against humanity. Authorities targeted opposition activists, journalists, medical workers, members of shooting sports clubs and people working with drones, according to Viasna, Belarus’ oldest and most prominent …

Belarus rights group says scores detained in new clampdown
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarus rights group says scores detained in new clampdown

Associated Press  

Rights advocates in Belarus sounded the alarm on Tuesday about a new heavy crackdown on dissent by the authoritarian government that saw over 100 people — including several psychologists and psychiatrists — detained in a week. Viasna’s Pavel Sapelka told The Associated Press that Belarus’ security forces are waging “sweeping raids and searches” on those suspected of involvement in a …

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years
1 year, 10 months ago

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government, the latest move in a months-long effort by the Belarusian government to suppress dissent. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric, asked whether Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had any reaction to …

Belarus hands exiled opposition leader 15-year jail sentence
1 year, 10 months ago

Belarus hands exiled opposition leader 15-year jail sentence

The Independent  

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Belarus seeks lengthy prison terms for opposition leaders
1 year, 10 months ago

Belarus seeks lengthy prison terms for opposition leaders

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities on Monday demanded lengthy prison terms for the country’s exiled opposition leaders, amid a continued crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet republic. Tsikhanouskaya left Belarus under pressure from the authorities shortly after the election, in which she ran against Lukashenko instead of her husband, well-known opposition politician Siarhei Tsikhanouski. Tsikhanouski maintained his innocence during the …

Poland expels Belarus diplomat in retaliatory move
1 year, 10 months ago

Poland expels Belarus diplomat in retaliatory move

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that a Belarusian diplomat was asked to leave the country amid swelling tensions over the imprisonment of a prominent ethnic Polish journalist in Belarus. The defense attache at the Embassy of Belarus was to leave Warsaw very soon, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina told Polish new agency PAP. Jasina said the action …

Belarus lists military unit members among 625 ‘extremists’
2 years, 2 months ago

Belarus lists military unit members among 625 ‘extremists’

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Authorities in Belarus on Friday added 625 people with alleged ties to “extremists” to a list that prohibits them from holding public office and other activities, further ramping up pressure on the beleaguered opposition. Among those added to the interior ministry’s list of alleged extremists were members of the Pahonia regiment, an all-Belarusian military unit that aids …

Belarus activist gets 25-year sentence for opposing regime
2 years, 2 months ago

Belarus activist gets 25-year sentence for opposing regime

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A leading Belarusian political activist was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday for opposing President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet nation. Investigators accused Autukhovich and others who faced trial alongside him in the western city of Grodno of setting alight a car belonging to a police …

Belarus opposition says fate of country, Ukraine intertwined
2 years, 3 months ago

Belarus opposition says fate of country, Ukraine intertwined

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The fate of Belarus and Ukraine are “interconnected,” and both countries must fight together to safeguard their very existence because Russia doesn’t view them as independent sovereign states, Belarus’ opposition leader said Friday. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled to Lithuania after Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in disputed August 2020 elections that many thought she won, said …

Belarus, Ukraine ‘interconnected’; must fight together to safeguard their existence: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
2 years, 3 months ago

Belarus, Ukraine ‘interconnected’; must fight together to safeguard their existence: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

The Hindu  

The fate of Belarus and Ukraine are “interconnected,” and both countries must fight together to safeguard their very existence because Russia doesn’t view them as independent sovereign states, Belarus' Opposition leader said on September 23. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya said the war in Ukraine was “extremely unexpected” and some Belarusians are especially opposed to the war “against Ukrainians, our brothers and sisters.” …

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