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New wave of police raids across Belarus
The crackdown on Belarusian mass media and non-governmental organizations continues with a new wave of searches and detentions across several Belarusian cities and towns.
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Journalist faces up to 15 years in prison
A Hrodna journalist Dzianis Ivashyn was charged with state treason and now faces up to 15 years in prison.
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Raman Bandarenka died at hands of security officials exactly one year ago
On 11 November 2020, 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka went to the Square of Changes courtyard to find out why unidentified people were cutting off white-red-white ribbons. According to BYPOL, then he…
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Journalist and activist Mikola Dziadok sentenced to 5 years in prison
Mikola Dziadok, a 33-year-old political prisoner, journalist and anarchist, was sentenced to five years behind bars. In his final speech, Dziadok said that no terror can stop human emancipation and…
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Belarusian protest movement inspires powerful protest art
The protest wave in the aftermath of the 2020 elections in Belarus found a wide response in the artistic community.
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KGB officers shoot Minsk resident dead during raid in apartment block
Minsk resident Andrei Zeltsar shot a KGB officer who had come to search his apartment. Zeltsar was killed by the security forces in return fire.
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Conference of Belarusian diaspora held in Vilnius
On 24–25 September 2021, a conference of the Belarusian diaspora was held in Vilnius. Representatives from more than 27 countries and 40 organizations took part in it.
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Criminal case on murder of Raman Bandarenka suspended
The criminal case on the murder of Raman Bandarenka, who was beaten by Lukashenko's associates in the Square of Changes, has been suspended.
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10,000 teddy bears in support of Belarus sold out in less than 12 hours
A recent episode of the popular American comedy show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on the HBO channel was dedicated to the situation in Belarus.
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In Belarus, even hair color can be reason for detention and fines
A woman from Minsk was detained with the police report stating that “she was picketing with her white-red-white hairstyle”.