War in Ukraine
Despite repressions and mass surveillance, Belarusians protest against the war in Ukraine. More than 1,500 people have been arrested or prosecuted for anti-war protests. Still, Belarusians perform underground sabotage and determined resistance, including railway disruptions, economic resistance, and hacktivism. Many Belarusians in Ukraine have joined territorial defense forces and stayed to work or volunteer, helping those affected by the war. Belarusians all over the world donate funds and equipment to help Ukraine. Thousands of them help refugees and invite them to live in their homes. The Belarusian diaspora actively participates in anti-war rallies across continents.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya holds high-profile talks at Munich Security Conference
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in the Munich Security Conference, where she talked with European and US partners about security strategies in the Eastern European region and Belarus's key role in…
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Administrator of railroad workers’ online community blackmailed
An administrator of a railroad workers' Telegram channel says that Belarusian special services blackmail him. They offer to release his 15-year-old brother who has been recently detained in Belarus in…
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Prison sentences for rail guerrillas
Three rail guerrillas from Babruisk were sentenced to prison term: Dzmitry Klimau and Uladzimir Auramtsau received 22 years in a penal colony each, and Yauhen Minkevich was sentenced to 18…
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Another criminal case launched against mother of Kalinouski Regiment soldier killed in action
One more criminal case was opened against Natallia Suslava, mother of the deceased Pavel "Volat", for participation in combat operations on the territory of a foreign state.
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“Until the very last moment, I could not believe that Kyiv would be bombed…”
Thousands of Belarusians, forced to flee the Lukashenko regime's repression and find a new home in Ukraine, became refugees for the second time because of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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“A busload of Ukrainian women defended me”: Artsiom’s story of being refugee twice over
Thousands of Belarusians, forced to flee the Lukashenko regime's repression and find a new home in Ukraine, became refugees for the second time because of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Kastus Kalinouski Regiment participated in battles for Bakhmut
The Kastus Kalinouski Regiment volunteer fighters took part in two major military operations in the Bakhmut suburbs on December 31 and January 3 and 4. Eleven Belarusian volunteer fighters were…
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Rail guerrilla shot in knees during arrest, sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment
Belarusian Vital Melnik, recognized as a political prisoner, was sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security penal colony and property confiscation. In addition, he has to pay a fine…
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Svetlana Alexievich: “We are dealing with Russian fascism, and Belarus is under occupation”
The Nobel Prize laureate in Literature Svetlana Alexievich talked with the Ukrainian Freedom Channel about the war, her new book, and her conversations with Putin's and Lukashenko's supporters. We feature…
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“Polish border guards didn’t want to let us in”: How Belarusians become refugees twice over
Aksana Dabryyanets and her daughter Valeryia had to flee from the repression of the Belarusian regime to Ukraine in 2021. After the Russia-Ukraine war began, staying in Ukraine became dangerous,…