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In Belarus, 3 protest musicians are sentenced to long prison terms

Members of a pop music group that became a symbol of protest in Belarus were sentenced Tuesday to prison terms of up to nine years in the country’s relentless crackdown on dissent

The Independent UK

‌New York Gathering Highlights Guatemalan-Jewish Relationship And Commitment To Religious Freedom‌

Global leaders emphasize interfaith relations on sidelines of the UN General Assembly

Zenger

Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression

Belarus’ authoritarian president banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force those who fled the country amid growing repression to return to maintain their travel documents

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Belarus artist who put manure at Lukashenko’s office dies in jail

Artist and political activist Ales Pushkin, 57, has died in a prison in what his wife said were ‘unclear circumstances’.

Al Jazeera

Son of jailed Belarusian presidential hopeful handed 8-year sentence

The son of a jailed Belarusian presidential hopeful has been convicted and sentenced on charges that he and other activists rejected as trumped up

The Independent UK

Belarus opposition leader says anonymous note alleges that her husband died in prison

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she received an anonymous note alleging that her imprisoned husband, also an opposition figure, died behind bars

The Independent UK

Belarusian exiles’ hopes dashed as Lukashenko boasts of saving Putin

Opposition plans to overthrow Moscow-backed dictator are back on hold after his role in halting Wagner mutiny

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Prigozhin denies he planned coup, says Wagner will survive

Yevgeny Prigozhin broke his silence Monday for the first time since leading an armed rebellion, saying he wasn’t trying to oust Vladimir Putin’s government but would keep his Wagner mercenary company going despite official efforts to shut it down.

Tribune News Service

Wagner chief says he had no plan to overthrow Putin’s government

Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin broke his silence for the first time since leading an armed rebellion to insist he had no intention of ousting President Vladimir Putin’s government.

Tribune News Service

Failed Wagner Group coup leaves Putin humiliated and Belarus dictator Lukashenko more secure – for now

For Vladimir Putin, the abortive Wagner Group coup has been a humiliating affair that exposed his lack of control over military units ostensibly fighting for Russia. It was an episode that the Russian president is unlikely to forgive in a hurry.

The Conversation

Belarus crackdown targets not just political activists but also their lawyers

For nearly three years, a harsh crackdown on dissent in Belarus by its authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has filled the country’s penal colonies with thousands of political prisoners, with new arrests reported daily

The Independent UK

Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow will deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month, a move that the Belarusian opposition described as an attempt to blackmail the West

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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

Reuters

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.

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The Independent UK

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

ABC News

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.

The Independent 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

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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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

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