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Raman Pratasevich’s girlfriend files petition for pardon
Russian national Sofia Sapega, who had been detained along with her boyfriend, journalist Raman Pratasevich after the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk, submitted a petition for a…
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Harsh sentences of up to 18 years behind bars in “Tsikhanouski case”
Siarhei Tsikhanouski was sentenced to 18 years in prison. EU and US politicians have strongly condemned the politically motivated prison sentences.
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Flight controller says KGB was involved in jet diversion
A former air traffic controller has revealed details of the Ryanair plane's forced landing to Polish investigators. He claims that the incident was a KGB operation.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets with head of European Commission
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
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Detentions in Belarus spread to multinational companies
Several employees of Belarusian subsidiaries of multinational companies have been recently detained by Belarus authorities. They were forced to appear in "confessional" videos and apologize for their "dissent".
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Charges filed in Lithuania against Belarusian police for beating teenager
Arseni Zakharevich, a 17-year-old Belarusian who emigrated to Lithuania, filed a complaint with the Lithuanian police against the Belarusian police officers who had beaten him.
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Talented student sentenced to 5 years in prison
Artsiom Bayarski, a 20-year-old political prisoner from Hrodna, was sentenced to five years behind bars on charges of leading an "extremist group".
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President of Bavarian Landtag welcomes Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner met Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and spoke with her about the political situation in Belarus and the importance of cross-border cooperation in times of crisis.
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Maria Kalesnikava gives interview from behind bars
The opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava was able to respond in writing to the questions of a DW journalist, sharing her vision of the situation in Belarus.
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EU, USA, UK, and Canada impose sanctions against Belarus
The fifth package of EU sanctions, which includes 17 individuals and 11 legal entities, entered into force.