Feb. 23, 2024 05:09 AM EST
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Rev. Viachaslau Barok was a familiar face in Rasony, a town in northern Belarus near the Russian border, overseeing construction of its Roman Catholic church and celebrating Mass daily for two decades.
He got into trouble in December 2020, the height of...
Feb. 21, 2024 12:22 PM EST
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — European diplomats in Belarus have condemned the trial of a Catholic activist in Minsk as “unfair” and “politically motivated.”
Uladzislau Beladzed's trial began behind closed doors at Minsk City Court on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old...
Feb. 12, 2024 21:08 PM EST
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the West on Monday of sabotaging agreements that would have prevented the war in Ukraine – but the U.S. and its allies put the blame squarely on Moscow, saying there is no escaping that President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of its smaller neighbor.
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Jan. 25, 2024 15:21 PM EST
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rights group on Thursday reported dozens more home raids and arrests across Belarus in the latest intensification of a years-long crackdown on dissent in the country of 9.5 million people.
The Viasna human rights center said it knew of at least 159 people...