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2 journalists are detained in Belarus as part of a crackdown on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Two journalists were detained in Belarus on Friday, a Belarusian journalist association reported, the latest step in a crackdown against dissent in recent years. Chief editor of the Ranak television channel, Yulia Dauletava, and correspondent Lyudmila...
U.S. imposes new round of sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Belgian involved in procuring electronics for the Russian military, his companies and a group of Belarusian firms and people tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted a...
China's Xi welcomes President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus to Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke of a “strengthened political mutual trust and international coordination” with Belarus after he met with the European country's president in Beijing, according to official media. China has sought to make Belarus a core member of...
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. ...
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...
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...
Armenian leader snubs summit of Moscow-led security alliance
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's leader said Tuesday he would not take part in next week's summit of a Moscow-led security alliance, the latest in a series of moves suggesting a growing strain in relations with longtime ally Russia. A statement from the office of Prime Minister...
A teenager taken from occupied Mariupol to Russia will return to Ukraine, officials say
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian and Russian officials on Friday reported reaching an agreement to bring a Ukrainian teenager taken to Russia amid the war last year back to his home country, in accordance with his wishes. Bohdan Yermokhin, a 17-year-old whose parents passed away...
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...
