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UN calls on Belarus to investigate torture and death of politicial prisoners
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — United Nations special representatives on human rights have called on Belarusian authorities to investigate the torture and deaths of political prisoners. A report produced by the UN special rapporteur for Belarus says five people who have died in custody in...
Event management firms are the latest target in Belarus crackdown on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Police in Belarus have raided dozens of event management companies suspected of opposition ties as part of on ongoing crackdown against dissent, a human rights center says. Authorities released videos of detained staffers seemingly admitting to links with...
Why Poland says Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration to benefit Europe’s far-right
POLAND-BELARUS BORDER, Poland (AP) — A Somali woman pushes her bandaged hand between two vertical bars of a thick metal barrier separating Belarus from Poland as she and four other women gaze toward the European Union. They nod gratefully as a Polish humanitarian aid worker calls...
Belarus starts proceedings in a trial in absentia of 20 prominent political analysts
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — 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. The analysts, all...
Hungary's foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Hungary's top diplomat visited Belarus on Wednesday for talks on expanding ties despite the European Union's sanctions against the country. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó declared that "our position is clear: the fewer sanctions, the more...
UN human rights experts ask Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner dying of cancer
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — U.N. human rights experts have appealed to Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner who has been diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer. The experts expressed the “utmost concern” about the denial of medical assistance to Pavel Kuchynski,...
On a visit to his Belarusian ally, Putin questions Zelenskyy's legitimacy as Ukraine's leader
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited his Belarusian counterpart and close ally for talks Friday in Minsk, after which he questioned whether Volodymyr Zelenskyy has the legitimacy to negotiate on Ukraine's behalf. Russia is willing to hold talks about...
Putin arrives in neighboring Belarus for a two-day visit with a key ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Thursday in Belarus for a two-day visit as part of several foreign tours to kick off his fifth term in office, underscoring close ties with a neighboring ally that has been instrumental in Russia's war effort in Ukraine. Putin traveled to...
Belarus authorities unleash another wave of raids and property seizures targeting over 200 activists
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — 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...
Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — 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'...
