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Six Belarusian combatants died fighting for Ukraine
Six Belarusian fighters have died fighting for the liberation of Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Belarusians are fighting both as part of the separate Kastus Kalinouski Battalion…
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Russian citizen Sofia Sapega sentenced to 6 years in prison
Russian citizen Sofia Sapega was sentenced to six years in a penal colony. She was detained along with journalist Raman Pratasevich on 23 May 2021 at the Minsk airport after…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya becomes laureate of Four Freedoms Award
The Roosevelt Foundation awarded Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya the Four Freedoms Award for her tireless work as the leader of the peaceful resistance against Lukashenko's oppressive regime.
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Belarusian commands international battalion in Ukraine
Ihar Yankou, a 26-year-old Belarusian, is fighting for Ukraine's freedom. He has become a commander of the international battalion in Ukraine.
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Two Wikipedia editors detained in Belarus
In Belarus, Wikipedia contributors who wrote articles or made edits about the repressions in Belarus after the 2020 elections and the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine are being persecuted.
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Alesia Rudnik from Hrodna becomes European of the Year
Belarusian activist Alesia Rudnik received the prestigious Swedish "European of the Year" award for her contribution to cooperation between the peoples of Europe with the aim of promoting freedom and…
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7 people detained in Belarus for photos and videos of Russian military equipment
Seven criminal cases were opened in Belarus for sending information about the movement of Russian military equipment to "extremist" Telegram channels. The detainees face years of imprisonment.
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Lavon Volski: “Belarus is occupied by Byelorussia”
Belarus is occupied by Byelorussia, writes musician Lavon Volski. Byelorussia rapes, kills, and mocks Belarusians, regularly insults leaders of neighboring countries and the Western world, and is complicit in Russia's…
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Petitions of Belarusians against war in Ukraine
Only 3% of Belarusians support the engagement of Belarusian troops in the war on the side of Russia. Petitions are one of the forms of protest commonly used by Belarusians.…
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Belarusian authorities detain railroad workers on suspicion of participation in “rail war”
Sabotage acts on Belarusian railroads aim to slow down and prevent the transport of Russian military equipment into Ukraine through Belarusian territory. In search of rail guerrillas, the KGB conducts…