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Aliaksandr Ivulin: ‘It’s not very safe to be a footballer in Belarus now’

State opposition leads to prison while the national team plays all games away from home due to the nation’s support of Russia

The Guardian - UK

US sanctions Belarus' election officials, president's plane

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on seven Belarusian elections officials, two state-owned automotive manufacturers and President Alexander Lukashenko’s aircraft

The Independent UK

U.S. Treasury announces new sanctions on Belarusian entities, individuals

The U.S. Treasury on Friday sanctioned three Belarusian state-linked entities and nine individuals in response to an ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists launched after a 2020 presidential poll that the opposition and Western governments rejected as fraudulent.

Reuters

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Belarus jails senior staff at independent news site in crackdown on Lukashenko critics

Twelve-year sentences for the women condemned as president’s ‘revenge’ while UN report accuses country of possible crimes against humanity

The Guardian - AU

EU lawmakers ask UEFA to ban Belarus from Euro 2024

A group of more than 100 European Union lawmakers is urging European soccer’s governing body to ban Belarus from the qualifying for the 2024 European Championship

The Independent UK

Khamenei Urges Belarusian President to Confront US Sanctions

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urged Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to confront US sanctions, noting that countries subject to Western sanctions must counter the scheme through cooperation and by setting up a joint assembly. The two countries signed a roadmap to boost political, economic, and cultural cooperation. Lukashenko arrived in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran claims to have pardoned 22,000 people over protests – offering a glimpse into extent of its crackdown

The announcement suggests officials now feel secure enough to admit the scale of anti-government demonstrations across the country

The Independent UK

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Iran and Belarus sign cooperation roadmap in Lukashenko visit

The two presidents signed eight agreements on trade, mining and transportation.

Al Jazeera

Anti-Russia guerrillas in Belarus take on 'two-headed enemy'

After Russia invaded Ukraine, guerillas from Belarus began carrying out acts of sabotage on their country’s railways

The Independent UK

Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason

The authoritarian leader of Belarus has signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason

The Independent UK

Starmer stresses commitment to free Belarus in meeting with opposition leader

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met UK parliamentarians in Westminster.

The Independent UK

Western allies take note: if you want to beat Putin in Ukraine, target his wicked little helper in Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko put our airbases and resources at Russia disposal. His fall would accelerate victory for Ukraine, says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus

The Guardian - UK

Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Belarus hands exiled opposition leader 15-year jail sentence

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and four other opposition figures were tried in their absence in Minsk – on charges decried by human rights organisations

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Belarus sentences exiled critic Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in jail

MOSCOW: Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in prison for spearheading historic protests against the former Soviet country's authoritarian leader.

France 24

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in prison

A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government, the latest move in a months-long effort by the Belarusian government to suppress dissent.

The Independent UK

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years

A court in Belarus has sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government

Al Jazeera

Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski?

Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. We take a look at his trajectory.

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Belarus Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to 10 years in prison

Ales Bialiatski was one of the leaders of Belarus' pro-democracy movement, inspiring protests against what activists maintained were fraudulent presidential elections in 2020.

The Independent UK

Nobel laureate Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in Belarus

A Belarusian court has sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison

Bangkok Post

Belarus jails Nobel winner for 10 years

MOSCOW: Belarus on Friday handed a 10-year jail term to veteran activist Ales Bialiatski, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the authoritarian country's most prominent rights group.

The Guardian - UK

Belarus jails Nobel peace prize-winning dissident Ales Bialiatski

Pro-democracy activist sentenced to 10 years as part of Alexander Lukashenko’s purge of opponents

Reuters

Factbox-Nobel laureate Bialiatski's sentencing follows upheaval in Belarus

Here are some of the events in Belarus leading up to the trial of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and his sentencing on Friday to 10 years in prison.

France 24

Belarus sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison

A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, a verdict likely to be strongly condemned by Western human rights groups.

The Independent UK

Belarus jails Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Ales Bialiatski

Pro-democracy activist Ales Bialiatski was facing charges for financing anti-government protests

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