Lithuania offers protection from LukashenkoBelarus has been rocked by mass protests since the contested presidential elections in August 2020. As Lukashenko's authoritarian regime targets increasing numbers of activists, many are seeking protection in the EU by fleeing to Lithuania.....
Belarus Oscar Entry 'Persian Lessons' Disqualified From International Feature Film Race (EXCLUSIVE)Vadim Perelman's "Persian Lessons” has been disqualified from the international feature film Oscar race, where the acclaimed WWII drama was representing Belarus. As part of the international feature film submission process, a country's selection committee is required to provide a list of credi....
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Prelate blocked for months by Belarus resigns Minsk postVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday accepted the resignation of Minsk' archbishop who had been blocked for months by Belarusian authorities from returning to his homeland after criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protesters there.
Monsignor Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, in charge of the ....
Belarus begins administering Russian COVID-19 vaccineBelarus has begun administering the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, both countries said on Tuesday, after the first consignment arrived in Minsk.....
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Rights group: 13 detained during rallies in BelarusKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group said that 13 people were detained in Belarus on Sunday during the traditional weekend protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won his sixth term in office in a disputed election.
Local media reported that groups of people took part in small....
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The highs, the lows and the bizarre: Top stories from the world of sports in 2020Sports — the finest ode to the determination of the human spirit that can surmount any challenge through equal part physical valour and mental ingenuity.
Yet, there comes a time when even the mighty human spirit has to humble itself and submit to forces greater than it — forces of nature or a....
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Virus besets Belarus prisons filled with president's criticsKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A wave of COVID-19 has engulfed prisons in Belarus that are packed with people in custody for demonstrating against the nation's authoritarian president, and some of the protesters who contracted the coronavirus while incarcerated accuse authorities of neglecting or even encou....
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Belarus allows Roman Catholic archbishop to returnMOSCOW (AP) — Belarusian authorities have allowed a Roman Catholic priest to return to the country after denying him entry for months.
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk and Mohilev arrived in Belarus on Thursday.Read more on NewsOK.com....
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Review of the Year: winds of protest in the EastBelarus, Bulgaria and Russia have different histories and peoples but common denominators: a Soviet past, authorities that seem to see themselves as irreplaceable and populations revolting against the status quo.....
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Belavia welcomes first Embraer E2 to fleetThe national carrier of Belarus plans to deploy their new aircraft on popular routes such as London, Barcelona, Nur-Sultan, Munich, Paris, Sochi, and Amsterdam.....
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Trump's recent ploys come straight from the authoritarian playbookby Lena Surzhko Harned, Penn State and Luis Jimenez, University of Massachusetts BostonSix weeks after the U.S. election, President Donald Trump had still not accepted defeat. This behavior is not typical in mature democracies. And it's reminiscent of countries with what political scientists call "h....
Belarus: Demonstrators not giving upFour months after Belarus' rigged presidential election, much of the country's political opposition is either behind bars or out of the country. Yet the protests are continuing. DW's Nick Connolly went to Minsk to meet with a young woman who had been out protesting from the very start.....
IOC bans Belarusian President Lukashenko from Olympic GamesThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to temporally ban Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, also head of Belarus' National Olympic Committee (NOC), from the Olympic Games.....
Retirees protest against Belarus' hardline leaderKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several hundred retirees took to the streets of the Belarusian capital Monday to demand the ouster of President Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus' authoritarian leader who won his sixth term in office in a widely disputed election.
The demonstrators gathered on one of the centr....
More than 3-hundred people were detained in Belarus on Sunday,... as anti-government protest continued in the country for the 18th consecutive weekend. Thousands of people took part in small rallies scattered acros....
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Arzamasova gets 4-year doping banMONACO (AP): Former World champion Marina Arzamasova of Belarus received a four-year ban for doping after her defense that she had taken contaminated over-the-counter supplements was rejected. The 32-year-old Arzamasova, who won the 800 metres at.......
NI edge five-goal thriller over BelarusNorthern Ireland beat Belarus 3-2 in Belfast to edge closer to securing a place in the play-offs for the European Championship finals in 2022.....
Oxford's word of the year is actually 16 words because 2020 was so badOxford Languages has shared its 2020 Word of the Year, but it's more than one word.
Oxford decided that 2020 couldn't be "neatly accommodated in one single word," and so picked 16 words that sum up the neverending year that is 2020 instead.
Some of the words they chose include "coronavirus....
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No mail to and from 22 countriesThe Cyprus Post on Wednesday issued a list of 22 countries to which it will stop sending postal items due to the inability to find air carriers, effective immediately. The countries are Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Mol....
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Yelena Leuchanka reflects on jail time for Belarus protestIt's been a difficult last few months for former Belarus basketball star Yelena Leuchanka.
She spent 15 days in jail in October after peacefully protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed reelection, and then contracted the coronavirus earlier this month while she's been in Gree....
At least 1,000 people detained in Belarus in a single day following protester's deathAt least 1,000 people were detained across Belarus on Sunday, according to local human rights watchdog Viasna, amid mass demonstrations against longstanding leader Alexander Lukashenko, which were prompted by the results of an August election that protesters say was rigged.....
PM orders timely availability of food items• Grills economic team for failing to check inflation
• Imran to participate in SCO summit virtually
ISLAMABAD: With the opposition up in arms against the government over shortage of some food items and price hike, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the relevant authorities to ens....
EU slaps sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko, his son and his advisersThe European Union imposed sanctions Friday Nov. 6, 2020, on the president of Belarus and 14 other officials over their roles in the security crackdown launched during protests of the country's contested August presidential election.....
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1000s of pensioners protest against Belarus' hardline leaderKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of aged pensioners marched Monday in the capital of Belarus to demand the resignation of the authoritarian president, who has been under pressure of daily demonstrations for nearly three months.
The demonstrators, estimated at about 4,000 by the human rights group....
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Polish abortion protest leader seeks inspiration from BelarusWARSAW: As Poland's abortion protests continue into a second week, their top organiser, Marta Lempart, says she is grateful for a clear role model to the East - Belarus's opposition movement.Tens of thousands have gathered across Poland, with the largest protests on Friday in Warsaw, since the Const....
Belarus and Russia will respond to external threats, Lukashenko tells Pompeo: agenciesMOSCOW: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats, Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying.Lukashenko, who is holding on to power despite major pr....
Tens of thousands march in Belarus despite firearms threatTens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand the resignation of veteran president Alexander Lukashenko, despite a threat by officials to use firearms against protesters. Belarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, has b....
