Tag: Belarus
After a controversial election: Further US sanctions against Belarus
As of: 08/09/2021 4:47 p.m. A year has passed since the controversial re-election of the Belarusian ruler Lukashenko – now there is new pressure from the USA: The Biden government…
Belarus: Lukashenko threatens the EU
Status: 08/09/2021 1:44 p.m. The controversial election in Belarus was a year ago – President Lukashenko used his annual press conference to make threats against the EU. He accused the…
One year after the protests in Belarus: Nothing is forgotten
As of: 08/09/2021 5:00 a.m. The protests against the supposed re-election of long-term ruler Lukashenko a year ago changed Belarus. The regime is waging an ongoing struggle against its own…
Don’t forget us: on the anniversary of the protests in Belarus – culture
Of Alex Rühle Ever heard of Roman Bondarenko? The artist and designer went to the back yard of his house in Minsk on November 11th last year and messed with…
Belarus: Lukashenko’s attack on media and culture
Status: 07/31/2021 8:27 a.m. The pressure on regime critics in Belarus is growing: one critical medium after another is banned and the employees are put on trial. Authorities are now…
Belarus now also wants to liquidate its PEN center – culture
Belarus wants to close journalists’ association President Lukashenko makes another attack on freedom of the press. After the raids and arrests of the past few weeks, the authorities now want…
Ban on NGOs in Belarus: Lukashenko continues “clean-up”
Status: 23.07.2021 6:20 p.m. Ruler Lukashenko continues to crack down on critics in Belarus. Now he has banned dozens of organizations in which he apparently sees a threat to his…
Belarus wants to close journalists’ association – media
The freedom of the press in Belarus is becoming more and more difficult. Now the authorities of the ruler Alexander Lukashenko want to dissolve the largest journalists’ association in the…
Lithuania declares an emergency over migration policy
With increasing urgency, Lithuania laments that its neighbor Belarus is targeting and illegally smuggling migrants across the border in order to punish the Baltic state for the EU sanctions against…
Belarus: Nationwide raids and arrests
Status: 07/14/2021 6:27 p.m. The authorities in Belarus have massively tightened their crackdown on the media and activists. There have been dozens of raids across the country. The opposition speaks…