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Criminal International Media Politics 

Belarus Sentencing

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 BRIEF
Belarus, Elections, journalists, protests, sentencing

A court in Belarus handed a six-month prison sentence Tuesday to Katsiaryna Barysevich, a journalist for the independent Tut.by online news portal, on charges of revealing personal data in her report on the death of protester Raman Bandarenka.

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Criminal International Media Trials 

Belarus Journalist on Trial over Report on Protester’s Death

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, journalists, protests

A Belarusian court on Friday opened the trial of a journalist accused of revealing personal data in her report on the death of a protester, part of authorities’ efforts to stifle protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Criminal Government International Media 

2 Belarusian Journalists Sent to Prison for Covering Protest

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, journalists, protests, sentencing

A court in Belarus on Thursday sent two female journalists to prison on charges of violating public order after they covered a protest against the nation’s authoritarian president.

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International Politics Trials 

Ex-Presidential Hopeful Faces Trial in Belarus

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
banking, Belarus, corruption, Elections, money laundering

Belarus’s highest court on Wednesday opened a trial of a bank executive who had aspired to challenge the country’s authoritarian president in last year’s vote but was blocked from running due to criminal charges that he rejected as political.

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Civil Rights International Politics 

Belarus Detains Dozens of Journalists, Activists

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, Journalism, protests

Belarusian authorities on Tuesday raided homes and offices of journalists and human rights activists and detained dozens in the latest move to squelch protests against the nation’s authoritarian president.

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Government International Law Politics 

Belarusian Lawyers Describe Living in a Soviet-Era Nightmare

January 16, 2021January 20, 2021 CAIN BURDEAU
Attorneys, Belarus, protests, soviet

In interviews with Courthouse News, Belarusian lawyers opened a window into the state of affairs this winter in a European nation still suffering the kind of repression that marked Europe’s Soviet past.

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Civil Rights Government International Politics 

EU Adds Dozens More Belarus Officials to Sanctions List

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
asset freeze, Belarus, Elections, EU, protests, Sanctions, Travel

The European Union on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Belarus, targeting dozens more officials over their role in the security crackdown launched after the contested presidential elections in August.

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Civil Rights International Politics 

UN Rights Chief Laments Worsening Situation in Belarus

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, Elections, human rights, protests, torture, United Nations

The United Nations’ human rights chief lamented a deteriorating situation in Belarus and said Friday that reported beatings of protesters by security forces may in some cases amount to torture.

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Energy Environment International 

Belarus Nuclear Plant Resumes Producing Electricity

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, electricity, nuclear power

Belarus’ nuclear power plant, which went out of service a few days after it started operating, resumed producing electricity, officials said Thursday.

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Civil Rights Government International Politics 

Another Sunday, Another Violent Day in Belarus

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
arrests, Belarus, Elections, Protest

Belarus saw a new round of violence on Sunday after security forces broke up peaceful protests in the capital Minsk honoring a 31-year-old man reportedly beaten to death by police earlier in the week.

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International Politics 

Outrage in Belarus, EU After Opposition Supporter Death

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, Elections, EU, protests, Sanctions

Thousands of people rallied in Belarus on Friday following the death of a 31-year-old opposition supporter who died after he was reportedly beaten by security forces, and the European Union condemned the violent crackdown that Belarusian authorities have continued to enforce against peaceful protesters.

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Energy International 

Belarus Nuclear Plant Stops Power Output Soon After Opening

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, nuclear power

Belarus’ first nuclear power plant stopped generating electricity the day after it was formally opened by President Alexander Lukashenko and some of its equipment needs to be replaced, a Belarusian official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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Government International Politics 

Lukashenko and Son Sanctioned

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 BRIEF
Belarus, Elections, EU, Sanctions

The EU added Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, his son Viktor and 13 other officials to its blacklist Friday, over their crackdown on post-election protests.

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Government International Politics 

OSCE Condemns Belarus Torture, Calls for Fresh Presidential Vote

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Belarus, Elections, human rights, torture

A report from the OSCE election-monitoring organization published on Thursday condemned “massive” rights abuses and torture in Belarus and called for a re-run of the country’s August presidential polls in which President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory.

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Environment International 

Belarus Launches Nuclear Plant Despite Baltic Outcry

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Belarus, Lithuania, nuclear power

Belarus on Tuesday launched its controversial Russia-built nuclear power station despite safety concerns from neighboring Baltic states three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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Energy Environment International 

Lithuania Upset Over Soon-to-Open Belarus Nuke Plant

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, borders, Lithuania, nuclear power, protests

The Baltic nation of Lithuania sent a protest note Tuesday to Belarus over a planned nuclear power plant close to their border that is scheduled to start operating in early November.

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Government International Politics 

Belarus Faces New Showdown Over Nationwide Strike

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
Belarus, Elections, protests, strike

Belarus is headed toward a critical juncture in the 11-week protest against the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko after the leader of the opposition called for a general strike on Monday.

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Civil Rights International Politics 

Belarus Uses Violence to Crack Down on Protests

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
arrests, Belarus, Elections, protests

Belarus is again being rocked by violence, with masked black-clad security forces attacking peaceful protesters on Sunday with truncheons, rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons.

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Government International Politics Technology 

Imposter Dupes Danish Lawmakers During Virtual Meeting

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus, Denmark, Diplomacy, Elections, hacking, protests

A person claiming to be Belarusian opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya joined a confidential virtual meeting of the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee before its members suspected something was wrong, its panel said Thursday.

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Government International Politics 

EU to Punish Belarus With Sanctions, Warns Turkey

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
Belarus, EU, Sanctions, Turkey

Faced with an array of foreign policy troubles at their borders, European Union leaders on Friday turned to a now-familiar – but potentially ineffective – weapon of choice: sanctions.

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