An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus ...
Baltics Count Down the Days to Leaving Russian Energy Grid
A two-story clock in the Lithuanian capital is tracking the minutes until the countries switch to Europe’s electricity system ...
The Washington Post11d
Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after being held incommunicado for over 700 days
TALLINN, Estonia — An imprisoned opposition activist in Belarus resurfaced Wednesday in a video shot by a pro-government ...
The Independent19d
Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown on dissent continues
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The Hamilton Spectator20d
Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown on dissent continues
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Catholic priest in Belarus on Monday was convicted on charges of high treason for criticizing the government and handed an 11-year sentence, in the first case of ...
Hindustan Times21d
Belarus' strongman leader pardons 20 more prisoners, but rights groups say repression continues
In all, 207 political prisoners have been freed, according to Belarus’ oldest and most established human rights group, Viasna. Most were jailed following mass anti-government protests in 2020 ...
Washington Times22d
Belarus’ strongman leader pardons 20 more prisoners, but rights groups say repression continues
TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners, a statement on the president’s website ...
The Hamilton Spectator23d
Belarus convicts well-known activist and sentences him to 6 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus convicted a well-known opposition activist and sentenced him to six years in prison, the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights group ...
The New York Times26d
Is a Putin Ally in Eastern Europe Making a Cautious Overture to the West?
Belarus has been subject to an escalating series ... He covers a region that stretches from the Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Kosovo, Serbia and other parts of former ...