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The Latest Breaking News from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Russia and Belarus have signed a deal formalizing the procedure for deploying Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

The Independent UK

Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich ‘pardoned by Minsk’

Protasevich had been sentenced to eight years for organising protests and insulting President Lukashenko.

Al Jazeera

Photo of Belarus’s Lukashenko published after rumours over health

Russia’s Victory Day celebration on Tuesday was the last time the Belarusian leader was seen in public.

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Images of Lukashenko released after rumours over Belarusian leader’s health

Authorities posted photographs and video on Telegram channel after authoritarian ruler missed events

The Guardian - UK

Photos of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences that sparked health rumors

For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko have been a mystery

The Independent UK

Belarus opposition told to 'be ready' for democracy push as rumours of leader's ill health swirl

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told her supporters on Monday to be ready to grab any chance to turn her country into a democracy as speculation about the health of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko swirled.

Reuters

Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to his country, allowed the Kremlin to use it to launch the invasion of Ukraine last year, and offered to station some of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons there

The Independent UK

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This woman could have stopped Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine. Now she's in exile and a jail sentence awaits her in Belarus

From exile, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya campaigns against Alexander Lukashenko, and says the Belarusian dictator has an achilles heel that could bring victory to Ukraine against Russia.

ABC News

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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.

The Independent UK

Belarus leader and Putin ally Lukashenko on China visit

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s £274 million spy plane ‘destroyed by drones’ at Russian air base in Belarus

Belarusian anti-government activists on Sunday claimed they had blown up a sophisticated Russian military surveillance aircraft in a drone attack at an airfield near Minsk.

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Belarus activists say they blew up Russian military aircraft near Minsk

Belarusian anti-government activists said they had blown up a sophisticated Russian military surveillance aircraft in a drone attack at an airfield near the Belarusian capital Minsk, a claim that neither Russia nor Belarus confirmed.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Belarus’s rogue regime and its ties to Russia

As Belarus’s democratically elected president is tried for treason in absentia, she demands deeper sanctions on the brutal regime

Al Jazeera

US blocks visas for Belarus officials over ‘continued repression’

Right groups say Belarus has targeted hundreds of activists, journalists and opposition figures since the 2020 election.

The Independent UK

Belarus' opposition leader denounces her trial as farce

A trial in absentia has opened for Belarus’ top opposition leader who denounced the proceedings as a farce and urged the West to bolster support for the country’s beleaguered opposition

Reuters

Belarus puts exiled opposition leader on trial on treason charges

Belarus put exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on trial in absentia on treason charges on Tuesday, in what the outspoken critic of veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko said would be a "farce and a show".

Reuters

Davos 2023: Opposition leader says Russian move on Ukraine from Belarus unlikely

Belarus' exiled opposition leader said on Monday she did not think Russia would launch an offensive on Ukraine from Belarus after the two countries began military drills, but Moscow could launch more missiles strikes from its ally's territory.

Reuters

Belarus brings new charges against opposition leader's jailed husband

Belarus brought new criminal charges against the jailed husband of the exiled opposition leader on Monday, accusing him of violating prison rules while serving an 18-year sentence, investigators said.

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