Yuras Zyankovich and a co-defendant were snatched off a street in Moscow and driven more than 700 kilometers to Belarus in April 2021.
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Russian aircraft launched an airstrike on the Belarusian settlement of Kopani, located near the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, on Friday to involve the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus in the war with Ukraine, the press service of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported.
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One ran a video blog that morphed into a thwarted presidential campaign. Another challenged Alyaksandr Lukashenka for the presidency of Belarus 11 years ago and has been in and out of prison for political protests
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Hundreds of migrants have massed outdoors in freezing temperatures along a razor-wire border between Belarus and Poland, as thousands of Polish border guards sought to block their entry into the European Union member state.
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Amid continuing massive violations of the right to freedom of expression and media freedom in Belarus, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today deplored the decision of the authorities to shut down the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ).
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Maksim, a young man who was photographed arm in arm with a riot policeman when Belarus's political future seemed to hang in the balance on August 9, 2020, speaks about his experience that night and why he believes sanctions won't change anything.
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Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has departed Tokyo on a flight to Vienna after refusing to fly home from the Tokyo Olympics two days ago over fears that she would face punishment from the authoritarian government in Minsk.
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Ukrainian police launched a murder investigation on August 3 after missing Belarusian activist Vital Shyshou was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv.
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U.S. President Joe Biden has met with the self-exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Washington, declaring after their talks that the United States "stands with the people of Belarus in their quest for democracy and universal human rights."
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In her first official visit to the U.S., Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya hopes to spur Washington to act in support of democratic activists and civil society groups in her country.
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