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Belarus releases 123 prisoners including opposition leaders after US lifts sanctions

Nobel prize winner Ales Bialiatski and opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava among those freed after US talks with Alexander Lukashenko

The Guardian - UK

Three years on, former MEP Kaili still awaits trial in case slammed as 'Belgiangate'

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was detained this month in a major fraud probe, as ex-European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili remains in legal limbo three years after her arrest in the 2022 corruption scandal.

Euronews

Dictators 'testing the borders of Europe', Belarus opposition leader tells Euronews

The exiled Belarussian opposition leader says a "quick, bad deal for Ukraine' would endanger the entire security architecture of Europe beyond Kyiv's borders in an interview with Euronews' morning show Europe Today.

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Europe Today: Elon Musk calls for the EU to be abolished

Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme, Europe Today, at 8 am Brussels time. In just 15 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day.

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Tsikhanouskaya supports Lithuania's border closure amid Belarusian 'hybrid attacks'

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, the Belarusian opposition leader, living in exile in Lithuania, called the measure justified and urged Europe to stay united against provocations from both Minsk and Moscow.

Euronews

Ukraine war briefing: Repairs begin in bid to restore power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

UN watchdog says Russia and Ukraine have established special ceasefire zones to allow the repairs to be safely carried out. What we know on day 1,334

The Guardian - AU

Freed Belarus prisoners: Prominent opposition leader refuses forced exile

The 52 prisoners freed last Thursday in a US-brokered deal with Belarus were sent to Vilnius, Lithuania. Among those freed was Mikalai Statkevich, a prominent opposition leader who refused to leave Belarus and is now missing.

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Belarus forcibly deported political prisoners after U.S. deal, opposition says

Belarus has forcibly deported political prisoners released in a U.S.-led deal, according to opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

The Independent UK

Belarus frees 52 political prisoners as US lifts sanctions on its national air airline

Belarus has freed 52 political prisoners, as the United States announced it was lifting sanctions on the isolated country’s national airline

The Independent UK

Emaciated after 5 years in prison, Belarusian dissident Tsikhanouski vows to fight on

Belarusian dissident Siarhei Tsihanouski says he was held in solitary confinement, in conditions similar to torture, during five years in prison

The Independent UK

Starmer welcomes release of Belarusian opposition leader’s husband

Siarhei Tsikhanouski is a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Evening Standard

Exclusive: Belarus releases political prisoners, including opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski

The Belarus president pardoned several prisoners on Saturday during the visit of US special envoy Keith Kellogg in a move to ease tensions with the West.

Euronews

Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed from jail, says wife

Tsikhanousk’s arrest and activism sparked unprecedented protests in Belarus, challenging Lukashenko’s decades-long rule.

Al Jazeera

‘My husband is free!’ Belarus opposition leader freed after nearly five years in jail

Syarhei Tsikhanouski arrested shortly after announcing candidacy in rigged 2020 election won by Lukashenko

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Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenka 'cannot be trusted' if US envoy travels to Belarus

US envoy Keith Kellogg is reportedly due to travel to Minsk to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine with Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

Euronews

Russia might use Belarus to attack the Baltics, but Belarusians will not do it, Tsikhanouskaya says

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews that her country might be used as a launchpad to attack and invade the Baltic states, but the people of Belarus will not go to war against their neighbours.

The Independent UK

Belarus opens case against an 78-year-old activist who became a symbol of the pro-democracy movement

Authorities in Belarus have opened a criminal case against the 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country’s pro-democracy protests in 2020

Euronews

Dictators only understand language of 'power or strength', says Tsikhanouskaya

Belarus could be used as a launchpad for attacks on Ukraine and Western neighbours, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned on The Europe Conversation.

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Lukashenko sworn in again as Belarus' president, tells critics 'You have no future'

Lukashenko marked three decades in power last year and his political opponents have denounced the tightly orchestrated presidential election on 26 January as a farce.

Euronews

Belarus' opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya says regime change just a matter of time

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews that although the protest movement in Belarus has gone mostly underground, people are preparing and "will be ready" to topple the regime at first opportunity.

Euronews

Tsikhanouskaya: Sacrificing Ukraine’s interests now will allow another invasion

The threat of Russia attacking EU and NATO states from the territory of Belarus should be taken very seriously, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. She says that will depend on whether Ukraine's interests are sacrificed now.

The National (Scotland)

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on culture as a tool for political change

IT’S a dreich day in Vilnius as the taxi crosses from the historic Old Town, with its churches, museums, restaurants, and cobbled streets, to the…

The Guardian - US

Belarus frees three detainees including US citizen and journalist

Journalist with US-funded broadcaster among those in release hailed by ambassador as ‘big day for team America’

The Conversation

Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The electoral authorities announced that the man known as “Europe’s last dictator” – the only president the country has had since it held its first “democratic” election in 1994 – had won…

The Guardian - UK

Belarus opposition and western leaders denounce stage-managed Lukashenko victory

German foreign minister calls election ‘bitter day’, while Vladimir Putin congratulates autocrat on ‘confident victory’

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