Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is announcing new sanctions on Belarus today in response to its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. Joly says in a statement that Belarusian leadership is enabling human-rights violations and allowing the country to serve as a launching pad for Russia’s attacks. Canada is adding 22 Belarusian officials to the…
Canada Announces new Sanctions on Belarus as Opposition Leader Visits Ottawa
UK’s Johnson Meets With Belarusian Opposition Leader
August 3, 2021
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Downing Street, promising support to the exiled leader. Tsikhanouskaya fled Belarus for Lithuania last year after losing a presidential election which Western governments say was rigged. “We are very much on your side, very much in support of what you are…
Head of Belarusian Exile Group Found Hanged in Ukraine, Police Open Murder Case
KYIV, Ukraine—A Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police said they had launched a murder case. Vitaly Shishov, who led a Kyiv-based organization that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution, had been reported missing by his partner on Monday after…
Belarus Regime ‘Frightened,’ Says Opponent
BRUSSELS—When authorities in Belarus diverted a Ryanair passenger jet to Minsk last month to arrest a dissident journalist who was aboard, their goal may have been to silence a troublesome government critic and send a message to others like him. Instead, believes opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, it was a panicked miscalculation by authoritarian President Alexander…
Opposition: Belarusian Dissident Forced to Confess on TV
WARSAW, Poland—The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he wept and praised the country’s authoritarian ruler. In the 90-minute video aired Thursday night, 26-year-old Roman Protasevich repented for his opposition activities and said he respects Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko as “a man…
Belarus Releases 2nd Confession Video Following Forced Plane Landing in Minsk
A second video has been released following the arrests of Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega on Sunday. The pair were on their way to Vilnius, Lithuania from Athens, Greece when Belarus authorities alerted their flight of a bomb threat and President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a MiG fighter jet to escort the plane to land…
US, Europe Weigh Sanctions After Belarus Diverts Plane and Arrests Journalist
May 24, 2021
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U.S. and European officials said they are coordinating sanctions against Belarus after its authorities arrested a prominent opposition journalist from a plane diverted to the country with a bomb alert on Monday. The flight, from Irish budget airline Ryanair, was on its way to Vilnius, Lithuania from Athens, Greece, when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a fighter jet to…
Two Journalists Jailed for 2 Years in Belarus for Filming Protests
KYIV—A Belarusian court sentenced two Belarusian journalists from Poland-based TV news channel Belsat who filmed protests against President Alexander Lukashenko to two years in prison on Thursday. Katsiaryna Andreyeva, 27, and Darya Chultsova, 23, were detained in an apartment in November from where they had been filming protests taking place over the death of a…
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