BELARUS


BELARUS - SCW NEWSWATCH

Chinese Defense Minister Pushes Beijing's Global Security Blueprint During Trip To Russia, Belarus - RFE/RL 8.18.23

U.S. Expands Sanctions Targeting Belarusian State Entities On Anniversary Of 'Fraudulent' Election - RFE/RL 8.9.23

Wagner Troops In Belarus 'Want To Go West' Into Poland, Lukashenka Quips During Meeting With Putin - RFE/RL 7.24.23

Belarus Announces Joint Military Maneuvers With Russia's Wagner Mercenaries - RFE/RL 7.20.23

U.S. Expands Sanctions Targeting Belarusian State Entities On Anniversary Of 'Fraudulent' Election - RFE/RL 8.9.23

RUSSIA & BELARUS: Kremlin Lashes Out At West, Defends Troop Movements, As It Boosts Role In Belarus-EU Border Crisis - RFE/RL

Poland Accuses Russia Of Backing Belarusian 'Attack' As Migrant Border Standoff Intensifies - RFE/RL 11.9.21

'Stay Strong': Noted Belarusian Lawyer Who Defended Political Prisoners Deprived Of License - RFE/RL 10.26.21

The Week In Russia: Two Countries, Two Crackdowns - RFE/RL 6.4.21

NATO Chief Says Belarus Becoming 'More And More Dependent' On Russia - RFE/RL 6.6.21

Belarus Protesters Tell Of Police Abuse And Torture - RFE/RL

Thousands March Again In Belarus To Call For Lukashenka's Resignation - RFE/RL

EU Does Not Recognize Lukashenka As Belarusian President, Borrell Says - RFE/RL

SCW NEWSWATCH: "After Weeks of Pressure in Belarus, Protesters and Lukashenko Locked in Dangerous Stalemate; More than 100,000 people protest; country's longtime leader set to meet Putin on Monday" - WSJ 9.14.20

Belarus police detain 250 protesters in Minsk as crowds swell; Demonstrators hit the streets of the capital before talks between Alexander Lukashenko and Russia's Vladimir Putin. - Al Jazeera

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Putin bestows $1.5 billion loan in gesture of support for Belarus leader" - Reuters 9.14.20

BELARUS: Arrests Made As Tens Of Thousands Of Protesters Rally In Minsk - RFE/RL

Police Round Up Opposition Coordinators In Belarus - RFE/RL

BELARUS: We Are The Witnesses: Stories From Protesters In Belarus Of Police Torture And Abuse

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Why Vladimir Putin is unlikely to invade Belarus" - Atlantic Council/ Anders Åslund 8.16.20

BELARUS: Arrests Made As Tens Of Thousands Of Protesters Rally In Minsk - RFE/RL

BELARUS: We Are The Witnesses: Stories From Protesters In Belarus Of Police Torture And Abuse

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Putin bets on Lukashenko keeping power in Belarus for now: sources" - Reuters 8.21.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Lukashenko Says He Is Ready to Share Power in Belarus as Protests Mount" - Reuters 8.17.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Why Vladimir Putin is unlikely to invade Belarus" - Atlantic Council/ Anders Åslund 8.16.20

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Belarus leader proposes three-way cooperation with Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim - AP 9.15.23

Belarus Sovereign Bonds Collapse Following U.S., EU Sanctions; The ex-Soviet nation has been hit with U.S. and EU sanctions as it continues to provide support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - WSJ 3.3.22

Belarus funneled people to border with Poland, migrants say - UPI 11.13.21

BELARUS: EU faces down fresh crisis at its borders, as officials accuse Belarus of weaponizing migrant surge - Fox 11.12.21

RUSSIA & BELARUS: Putin’s Belarus Offensive - WSJ 11.11.21

BELARUS: Europe Sees ‘a New Type of War,’ Accusing Belarus of Weaponizing Migrants - WSJ 11.12.21

Belarus Scrambles Fighter to Force Airliner Down to Arrest Journalist - Newsmax 5.23.21

Belarus Jet Forces Ryanair Plane to Land in Minsk: President Alexander Lukashenko scrambled a jet fighter to force a commercial aircraft to land in the nation’s capital, where a Belarusian journalist and opposition activist was detained - WSJ 5.23.21

Canada, U.K. Announce Sanctions As Pressure On Belarus Leadership Builds

Tsikhanouskaya Starts Naming Shadow Cabinet For Belarus While In Exile

VIDEOS & ARTICLE: U.S., Europeans Say Belarus Leader [Lukashenka] Illegitimate As New Crackdown Follows Surprise Swearing-In

Belarus Sovereign Bonds Collapse Following U.S., EU Sanctions; The ex-Soviet nation has been hit with U.S. and EU sanctions as it continues to provide support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - WSJ 3.3.22

Belarus jails two opposition leaders; teachers head rally of thousands - Reuters

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Putin bets on Lukashenko keeping power in Belarus for now: sources" - Reuters 8.21.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Lukashenko Says He Is Ready to Share Power in Belarus as Protests Mount" - Reuters 8.17.20

No. 2 U.S. diplomat to visit Russia, Lithuania to discuss Belarus - Reuters

Belarusian opposition politician calls for more strikes to force new elections - Reuters

Tsikhanouskaya says she would not seek Belarus presidency if new elections held - Reuters

Belarus launches probe into opposition body seeking Lukashenko's removal - DW

Belarus opposition council members questioned in criminal case - Reuters

Putin bets on Lukashenko keeping power in Belarus for now: source - Reuters

Belarus politician in exile makes plea to America; Valery Tsepkalo is asking the US to recognize a new president of the country ruled for decades by Alexander Lukashenko - Fox

Belarus launches criminal probe into opposition’s co-ordination council; Lukashenko moves to reassert his authority after days of protests over presidential election result - Financial Times

Cops quit in Belarus: 'That's not why we entered the force'; While anti-regime protests have been brutally dispersed in Belarus, several security officials have also doffed their uniforms. DW spoke with some of them — and they gave clear reasons for why they've left the force. - DW

Belarus jails two opposition leaders; teachers head rally of thousands - Reuters

No. 2 U.S. diplomat to visit Russia, Lithuania to discuss Belarus - Reuters

Belarusian opposition politician calls for more strikes to force new elections - Reuters

Tsikhanouskaya says she would not seek Belarus presidency if new elections held - Reuters

Belarus launches probe into opposition body seeking Lukashenko's removal - DW

Belarus opposition council members questioned in criminal case - Reuters

Putin bets on Lukashenko keeping power in Belarus for now: source - Reuters

Belarus politician in exile makes plea to America; Valery Tsepkalo is asking the US to recognize a new president of the country ruled for decades by Alexander Lukashenko - Fox

Belarus launches criminal probe into opposition’s co-ordination council; Lukashenko moves to reassert his authority after days of protests over presidential election result - Financial Times

Cops quit in Belarus: 'That's not why we entered the force'; While anti-regime protests have been brutally dispersed in Belarus, several security officials have also doffed their uniforms. DW spoke with some of them — and they gave clear reasons for why they've left the force. - DW

BELARUS RESOURCE LINKS

Crisis in Belarus - RFE/RL