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Kalesnikava unsuccessfully pressured into giving interview to state TV channel
Political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava was offered an opportunity to speak on a national state TV channel with a repentant interview.
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Tsikhanouskaya arrives in UK for working visit
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held meetings with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Minister Dominic Raab.
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More than 100 people convicted on political charges in July
According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, at least 107 people were convicted under “protest” criminal articles in Belarus in July.
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Belarus increases number of flights from Iraq
Iraqi Airways aircrafts will fly to Minsk from three addiitional Iraqi cities.
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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to leave Tokyo for Warsaw on 4 August
Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was granted a Polish humanitarian visa and will be able to continue her career as an athlete in Poland.
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Scandal at Olympics: Belarusian National Olympic Committee tries to forcibly send track sprinter back to Minsk
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was dropped from the team at the Olympics. Her coaches tried to forcibly send her back to Belarus.
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Belarusian Chess Federation disallows Grandmaster Kovalev from participating in World Cup
Grandmaster Vladislav Kovalev was expelled from the national team for World Chess Cup after he had expressed his civic position.
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NGO sector in Belarus almost completely destroyed
The Goethe Institute in Minsk stops its work. Belarusian Helsinki Committee received a warning from the Ministry of Justice about its possible shutdown.
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Criminal case opened in Latvia over Ryanair landing in Minsk
Latvian police have opened a criminal case over the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Belarus in May 2021.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets with Condoleezza Rice
As a part of her visit to the United States, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the 66th US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.