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Global Red Cross suspends Belarus chapter after its chief boasted of bringing in Ukrainian children
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The International Red Cross on Friday suspended the Belarusian chapter after its chief stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus. The International Federation of Red...
European gymnastics federation rejects return of athletes from Russia and Belarus to competition
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The governing body of gymnastics in Europe voted against allowing Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to return to international competitions, calling into question how they could qualify for next year’s Olympics. The International Gymnastics Federation is...
Belarus raids apartments of opposition activists as part of sweeping probe called latest crackdown
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus' criminal investigation agency said Tuesday that it has conducted raids as part of a sweeping probe into an alleged attempt by the opposition to seize power three years ago. Critics called it the latest move in authorities' crackdown on dissent. ...
Why Finland is blaming Russia for a sudden influx of migrants on its eastern border
HELSINKI (AP) — When Finland joined NATO earlier this year, Russia threatened retaliation. Now, hundreds of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have appeared at Finland's border from Russia, seeking entry into the Nordic country. Finnish officials say the...
Armenia's leader snubs meeting of Russia-dominated security grouping over a rift with the Kremlin
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian-dominated security grouping held a summit in Belarus on Thursday with the absence of one of its members, Armenia, which has been irked by what it sees as a lack of support over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Speaking at the meeting of the Collective Security...
Russia and IOC clash at the UN before member states pass Olympic Truce for Paris Games
Russia clashed with the International Olympic Committee on the floor of the United Nations on Tuesday before 118 member states voted to adopt a traditional truce around the 2024 Paris Summer Games. Two years ago, Russia voted for the previous Olympic Truce resolution then flagrantly...
More than 2,400 Ukrainian children taken to Belarus, a Yale study finds
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — More than 2,400 Ukrainian children aged 6-17 have been taken to Belarus from four regions of Ukraine that are partially occupied by Russian forces, a study by Yale University has found. The study, released Thursday by the Humanitarian Research Lab of the...
Belarus human rights activist goes on hunger strike in latest protest against Lukashenko government
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A human rights activist in Belarus on Thursday began a hunger strike inside prison in the latest protest against the repressive government of Alexander Lukashenko, a rights organization said. The Belarusian human rights organization Viasna said Aliaksandar...
In Belarus, a dissident novelist's father is jailed for two weeks for reposting an article
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A noted Belarusian dissident author said Friday that his father has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from an opposition website. Alexander Filipenko was seized by police Thursday in a raid on his apartment and later “given 13...
Activist hands ICC evidence he says implicates Belarus president in transfer of Ukrainian children
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — 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...
