An independent journalist arrested on treason charges in Belarus | AP News
2 days ago · TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An independent journalist in Belarus has been arrested on charges of high treason, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on media and free speech by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government, a media rights watchdog said Thursday. Danil Palianski, a reporter from the city of Brest, was arrested in ...
Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist’s ... - AP News
4 days ago · Updated 10:32 AM PDT, October 15, 2024. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus on Tuesday sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officials. Palina Sharenda-Panasyuk was arrested in 2021 during the crackdown on opposition that began after ...
Imprisoned Belarus activist who was a symbol of defiance hasn't …
6 days ago · Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day. ... Lukashenko denies Belarus has any political prisoners. At the same time, in ...
Belarus' Lukashenko Says Russian Nuclear Shift Was Overdue, …
6 days ago · Belarus' Lukashenko Says Russian Nuclear Shift Was Overdue, May Prompt West to Cool Down (Reuters) - Changes announced by Russia to its nuclear weapons policy were long overdue and will probably ...
Nearly a third of Belarus army deployed on Ukraine border, Lukashenko …
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that. Ukraine had stationed more than 120,000 troops at its border with Belarus and Minsk had deployed nearly a third...
Belarus's Lukashenko says border tension gone, extra troops go …
Jul 13, 2024 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Saturday that tensions had subsided at his country's border with Ukraine and extra troops...
Lukashenko: No one came out of mutiny a hero, Belarus leader ... - BBC
Jul 6, 2023 · Lukashenko: No one came out of mutiny a hero, Belarus leader tells BBC. Watch: BBC correspondent probes Belarus leader on nuclear weapons. It was Alexander Lukashenko who had brokered the deal to...
Lukashenko warns Belarus will join Russia in war if attacked - BBC
Feb 16, 2023 · Mr Lukashenko used Thursday's event to blame the West for the war in Ukraine. He accused Western governments of fuelling the conflict and engaged in a touch of Putinesque...
Footage of Belarus President Lukashenko emerge after days of
May 15, 2023 · TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko have been a mystery. The 68-year-old was seen at a May 9 Victory Day parade in...
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko to stand for re ... - CNN
Feb 25, 2024 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he will run for another term in elections set to be held in 2025, a move likely to extend the long rule of a key ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.